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גַּיְא (gay) means “Valley” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

גַּיְא Hebrew · H1516 60 tagged occurrences in 54 verses

Pronunciation guide: gah'-ee Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H1516G

גַּיְא · gay · Valley

valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge Another name of to.phet (תֹּ֫פֶת "Topheth" H8612)

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TBESH · H1516H

גַּיְא · gay · (Iphtahel) Valley

valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge Combined with yiph.tach-el (יִפְתַּח־אֵל " of Iphtahel" H3317)

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TBESH · H1516I

גַּיְא · gay · (Zeboim) Valley

valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge Combined with tse.vo.im (צְבֹעִים " of Zeboim" H6650H)

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TBESH · H1516J

גַּיְא · gay · (Salt) Valley

valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge Combined with me.lach (מֶ֫לַח " of Salt" H4417H)

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TBESH · H1516K

גַּיְא · gay · Ge

§ valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge

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TBESH · H1516L

גַּיְא · gay · (Zephathah) Valley

valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge Combined with tse.pha.tah (צְפַ֫תָה "Zephathah" H6859)

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TBESH · H1516M

גַּיְא · gay · Valley (Gate)

§ valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge

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TBESH · H1516N

גַּיְא · gay · (Hamon-gog) Valley

valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge Combined with ha.mon gog (הֲמוֹן גּוֹג " of Hamon-gog" H1996)

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TBESH · H1516O

גַּיְא · gay · Valley

§ valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge

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TBESH · H1516P

גַּיְא · gay · Gath

valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge Another spelling of gat (גַּת "Gath" H1661)

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TBESH · H1516Q

גַּיְא · gay · Valley

valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge Another name of to.phet (תֹּ֫פֶת "Topheth" H8612)

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TBESH · H1516R

גַּיְא · gay · valley

valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge

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TBESH · H1516S

גַּיְא · gay · Valley

valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge Another name of to.phet (תֹּ֫פֶת "Topheth" H8612)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

or (shortened) גַּי; probably (by transmutation) from the same root as H1466 (גֵּוָה) (abbreviated); a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)

KJV glosses: valley.

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How translators render H1516

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
in the valley 10
the valley 8
valley 6
and valleys 3
through the valley 3
in the valley of ben-hinnom 2
of the valley 2
the valley of ben-hinnom 2
the valley of hinnom 2
with the valley 2
against the valley 1
and in the valley 1
and the valley 1
and the valley of ben-hinnom 1
at the valley 1
in a valley 1
in the valley of salt 1
in your valleys 1
into the valley 1
it 1
of gath 1
of the valleys 1
of those living in 1
or the valley 1
the valleys 1
to the valley 1
to the valley of salt 1
while they were in the valley 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
in the valley 13
the valley 8
of the valley 5
to the valley 4
and to the valleys 3
valley 3
a valley 2
but the valley 2
nor the valley 2
unto the valley 2
and at the valley 1
and in all the valleys 1
and in thy valleys 1
and to the valley 1
by the valley 1
every valley 1
for the valley 1
him in a valley 1
it in the valley 1
of the valleys 1
the valleys 1
thereof are in the valley 1
thereof into the valley 1
through the valley 1
valleys 1

Verses containing H1516

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  1. Numbers 21:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and from Bamoth to the valley in Moab where the top of Pisgah overlooks the wasteland.

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  2. Deuteronomy 3:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So we stayed in the valley opposite Beth-peor.

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  3. Deuteronomy 4:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    while they were in the valley across the Jordan facing Beth-peor in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon and was defeated by Moses and the Israelites after they had come out of Egypt.

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  4. Deuteronomy 34:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab facing Beth-peor, and no one to this day knows the location of his grave.

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  5. Joshua 8:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then all the troops who were with him marched up and approached the city. They arrived in front of Ai and camped to the north of it, with the valley between them and the city.

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  6. Joshua 15:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    From there the border went up the Valley of Ben-hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.

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  7. Joshua 18:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then it went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of Ben-hinnom at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim and ran down the Valley of Hinnom toward the southern slope of the Jebusites and downward to En-rogel.

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  8. Joshua 19:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the border circled around the north side of Neah to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah-el.

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  9. Joshua 19:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    then turned eastward toward Beth-dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah-el, and went north to Beth-emek and Neiel, passing Cabul on the left.

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  10. 1 Samuel 13:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    another toward Beth-horon, and the third down the border road overlooking the Valley of Zeboim facing the wilderness.

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  11. 1 Samuel 17:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Philistines stood on one hill and the Israelites stood on another, with the valley between them.

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  12. 1 Samuel 17:52 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath and to the gates of Ekron. And the bodies of the Philistines were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.

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  13. 2 Samuel 8:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

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  14. 2 Kings 2:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Look now,” they said to Elisha, “we your servants have fifty valiant men. Please let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up and put him on one of the mountains or in one of the valleys.” “Do not send them,” Elisha replied.

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  15. 2 Kings 14:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.

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  16. 2 Kings 23:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He also desecrated Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech.

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  17. 1 Chronicles 4:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Meonothai was the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those living in Ge-harashim, which was given this name because its people were craftsmen.

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  18. 1 Chronicles 4:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, in search of pasture for their flocks.

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  19. 1 Chronicles 18:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Moreover, Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

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  20. 2 Chronicles 14:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.

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    Source alternate reference: 14.9

  21. 2 Chronicles 25:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir,

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  22. 2 Chronicles 26:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.

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  23. 2 Chronicles 28:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.

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  24. 2 Chronicles 33:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben-hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.

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  25. Nehemiah 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the gates that had been destroyed by fire.

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  26. Nehemiah 2:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    so I went up the valley by night and inspected the wall. Then I headed back and reentered through the Valley Gate.

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  27. Nehemiah 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it, installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.

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  28. Nehemiah 11:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages; in Lachish and its fields; and in Azekah and its villages. So they settled from Beersheba all the way to the Valley of Hinnom.

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  29. Nehemiah 11:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Lod, and Ono; and in the Valley of the Craftsmen.

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  30. Psalms 23:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

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  31. Psalms 60:0 · KJV · 1 occurrence

    The source numbers this heading or verse separately; read it in the interlinear.

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    Source alternate reference: 60.1

  32. Isaiah 22:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is the burden against the Valley of Vision: What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the rooftops,

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  33. Isaiah 22:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the Lord GOD of Hosts has set a day of tumult and trampling and confusion in the Valley of Vision—of breaking down the walls and crying to the mountains.

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  34. Isaiah 28:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.

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  35. Isaiah 28:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The fading flower of his beautiful splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest: Whoever sees it will take it in his hand and swallow it.

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  36. Isaiah 40:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain.

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  37. Jeremiah 2:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not run after the Baals’? Look at your behavior in the valley; acknowledge what you have done. You are a swift young she-camel galloping here and there,

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  38. Jeremiah 7:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it even enter My mind.

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  39. Jeremiah 7:32 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when this place will no longer be called Topheth and the Valley of Ben-hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. For they will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room.

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  40. Jeremiah 19:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and go out to the Valley of Ben-hinnom near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate. Proclaim there the words I speak to you,

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  41. Jeremiah 19:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of Ben-hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.

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  42. Jeremiah 32:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They have built the high places of Baal in the Valley of Ben-hinnom to make their sons and daughters pass through the fire to Molech—something I never commanded them, nor had it ever entered My mind, that they should commit such an abomination and cause Judah to sin.

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  43. Ezekiel 6:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You are to say: ‘O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD! This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys: I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.

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  44. Ezekiel 7:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity.

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  45. Ezekiel 31:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Foreigners, the most ruthless of the nations, cut it down and left it. Its branches have fallen on the mountains and in every valley; its boughs lay broken in all the earth’s ravines. And all the peoples of the earth left its shade and abandoned it.

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  46. Ezekiel 32:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I will put your flesh on the mountains and fill the valleys with your remains.

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  47. Ezekiel 35:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I will fill its mountains with the slain; those killed by the sword will fall on your hills, in your valleys, and in all your ravines.

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  48. Ezekiel 36:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and abandoned cities, which have become a spoil and a mockery to the rest of the nations around you.

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  49. Ezekiel 36:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore, prophesy concerning the land of Israel and tell the mountains and hills, the ravines and valleys, that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I have spoken in My burning zeal because you have endured the reproach of the nations.

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  50. Ezekiel 39:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And on that day I will give Gog a burial place in Israel, the Valley of the Travelers, east of the Sea. It will block those who travel through, because Gog and all his hordes will be buried there. So it will be called the Valley of Hamon-gog.

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