גַּ֫עַשׁ
ga.ash
Gaash
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Gaash: A Biblical Place Name Based on the lexical data provided, Gaash (H1608) is a proper noun that appears four times in the Hebrew Bible. As a place name rather than a common word with varied meanings, it functions as a geographical designation within biblical narrative and genealogical records. The limited number of occurrences—just four instances—indicates this was a specific, localized location rather than a widely referenced landmark. Without additional context from the lexicon data regarding the location's characteristics, terrain, or historical significance, we can only confirm that Gaash held enough importance to be named and referenced multiple times in biblical texts. Its repeated mention suggests it served as a recognizable point of reference for ancient readers, whether for geographical, genealogical, or narrative purposes. The consistent transliteration across occurrences indicates stable textual transmission of this toponym through the biblical manuscript tradition.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
They buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathserah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.
Judges 2:9They buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath Heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.
2 Samuel 23:30Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash.
1 Chronicles 11:32Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,