Strongs H1406

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גָּג (gâg) n-m (gawg)
Source: probably by reduplication from H1342;
Meaning: a roof; by analogy, the top of an altar
KJV: roof (of the house), (house) top (of the house).

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

c.an.ae

גָּג n.m. roof, top

1 roof
2 top of altar of incense, in tabern.

Appears in a total of 27 verses:

JOS 2:8

OET-LV: 8 And_they not _yet they_had _lain _down and_she she _went _up to_them on the_roof. (JOS 2:8)

OET-RV: 8 Before the Israeli men lay down to sleep that night, Rahab went up them on the roof (JOS 2:8)

SA1 9:25

OET-LV: 25 And_they _went _down from_the _high_place the_city and_he/it _spoke with Shāʼūl/(Saul) on the_roof. (SA1 9:25)

OET-RV: 25 and then they went back from the high place down into the city, and Shemuel spoke with Sha’ul on his house roof. (SA1 9:25)

JOS 2:6

OET-LV: 6 And_she she_had _taken _them _up to_the_roof and_she_had _hidden _them among_the _flax(es)_of the_tree which_had _been_arranged to/for_her/it on the_roof. (JOS 2:6)

OET-RV: 6 (But actually she had taken them up onto her flat roof and hidden them in bundles of flax that were drying there.) (JOS 2:6)

JER 19:13

OET-LV: 13 And_they _will _be the _houses _of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_the _houses _of the _kings _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) like_the _place _of (the)_Tofet the _unclean_things to_all/each/any/every the_houses which people _made _smoke on roofs _of_their to_all/each/any/every the _soldier/messenger _of the_heavens and_they _poured _out drink _offerings to_gods other. (JER 19:13)

OET-RV: 13 and Yerushalem’s houses including the houses of Yehudah’s kings will be defiled like that place, Tofet—all the houses on whose rooftops they burnt incense to all the constellations and poured out drink offerings to other ‘gods’. (JER 19:13)

SA1 9:26

OET-LV: 26 And_they _rose _early and_he/it _was just_ the_dawn _as _came _up and_ Shəmū^ʼēl _he/it _called to Shāʼūl the to_say arise so_that_I _may _send _you _away and_ Shāʼūl _he/it _rose _up and_ both _of_them he and_Shəmū^ʼēl _they _went _out to_the. (SA1 9:26)

OET-RV: 26 They rose early the next day. At dawn, Shemuel had called to Sha’ul on the roof, saying, “Get up and I will send you off.” So Sha’ul got up, and the two of them went outside. (SA1 9:26)

EZE 40:13

OET-LV: 13 And_he _measured DOM the_gate from_the _roof of_the _chamber to_roof_its breadth twenty and_five cubits entrance before entrance. (EZE 40:13)

OET-RV: 13 Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one chamber to that of the next chamber, and it was thirteen metres from the entrance of the first chamber to that of the second. (EZE 40:13)

KI2 19:26

OET-LV: 26 And_inhabitants _of_their were_short _of hand they _were _dismayed and_they _were _ashamed they _were vegetation _of the_field and_greenery _of fresh _grass grass _of roofs and_scorching to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before standing _grain. (KI2 19:26)

OET-RV: 26 Their inhabitants will be powerless—dismayed and ashamed.
⇔ They’ll be as vulnerable as plants in the countryside,
⇔ or like the grass that grows on the rooftops—
⇔ they wilt and wither before they can grow tall. DOUBLE-CHECK (KI2 19:26)

PSA 129:6

OET-LV: 6 May _they _be like_the_grass _of roofs which_before _of it _has _shot _up it _has _withered. (PSA 129:6)

OET-RV: 6 May they be like the grass that sprouts up on a roof
⇔ then dries up and dies before it can grow tall, (PSA 129:6)

ISA 37:27

OET-LV: 27 And_inhabitants _of_their were_short _of hand they _were _dismayed and_they _were _ashamed they _were vegetation _of the_field and_greenery _of fresh _grass grass _of roofs and_a _field to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before standing _grain. (ISA 37:27)

OET-RV: 27 Their powerless inhabitants are dismayed and ashamed.
⇔ They come and go like the vegetation in the countryside,
⇔ and like how a grass roof doesn’t stay green for long
⇔ and like a field as the grain crop grows. (ISA 37:27)

PSA 102:8

OET-LV: 8  I _am _wakeful and_I _have _become like_a _bird isolated on a _roof. (PSA 102:8)

OET-RV: 7 I lie awake
⇔ like a lonely bird sitting on the roof. (PSA 102:7)

SA2 18:24

OET-LV: 24 And_Dāvid was_sitting between the _two _of the_gates and_ the_watchman _he/it _went to the _roof of_the _gate to the_wall and_he _lifted _up DOM eyes _of_his and_he/it _saw and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE a _man was_running for_him/it_being _alone. (SA2 18:24)

OET-RV: 24 Now David was sitting between the outer and inner gates. When the watchman had gone over the gate roof to the wall, he looked out and saw, wow, a man was running towards them alone. (SA2 18:24)

PRO 21:9

OET-LV: 9 Is_good to_dwell on a _corner _of a _roof more_than _a _woman _of contentions and_a _house _of association. (PRO 21:9)

OET-RV: 9 It’s better to live in the corner of the attic
⇔ than inside the main house with the company of an argumentative wife. (PRO 21:9)

ISA 22:1

OET-LV: 22 the_oracle _of the_valley _of vision what is_to_you then that/for/because/then/when of _you _of_all you _have _gone _up to_roofs. (ISA 22:1)

OET-RV: 22 A message for the Valley of Vision (Yerushalem/Jerusalem):
¶ What’s happening to you all that you’ve all gone up to your flat rooftops? (ISA 22:1)

NEH 8:16

OET-LV: 16 and_ the_people _they _went _out and_they _brought_leaves and_they _made to/for_them booths each on roof_his _own and_in_courtyards _of_their and_in_the _courtyards _of the _house _of the_ʼElohīm and_in_the _open _space _of the _gate _of the_waters and_in_the _open _space _of the _gate _of ʼEfrayim. (NEH 8:16)

OET-RV: 16 So the people went out and brought back branches to make shelters for themselves on their roofs or in their courtyards, or in the temple courtyard or in the plazas near the Water Gate and the Efrayim Gate. (NEH 8:16)

JDG 16:27

OET-LV: 27 And_the_house was_full (the)_men and_(the)_women and_were_there_(to) all _of the _rulers _of the_Fəlishtiy and_were_on the_roof about_three _of thousand(s) man and_woman who_were_looking when_ Shimshvōn _sported. (JDG 16:27)

OET-RV: 27 The building was full of the men and the women, including the Philistine leaders. On the roof there were about three thousand men and women watching the entertainment with Shimshon. (JDG 16:27)

ZEP 1:5

OET-LV: 5 And_DOM those_who_bow _down on the_roofs to_the _soldier/messenger _of the_heavens and_DOM those_who_bow _down those_who_swear _an _oath to/for_YHWH and_those_who_swear _an _oath by_king _of_their. (ZEP 1:5)

OET-RV: 5 I’ll punish those who bowed down to the stars and planets from their rooftops,
⇔ ≈ and those making promises to Yahweh but then promising to the false god Milcom. (ZEP 1:5)

JER 48:38

OET-LV: 38 On all _of the _roofs _of Mōʼāⱱ and_in_its _open _of_places of _it _of_all will _be_wailing if/because I _will _break DOM Mōʼāⱱ like_a _vessel which_there_is_not pleasure in/on/over_him/it the _utterance _of YHWH. (JER 48:38)

OET-RV: 38 There’s wailing coming from every flat roof and from all the plazas in Moav because I’ve destroyed Moav like pottery that no one wants. That is Yahweh’s declaration. (JER 48:38)

JDG 9:51

OET-LV: 51 And_a _tower _of strength it _was in_the _middle _of the_city and_they _fled to_(to) all _of the_men and_the_women and_all/each/any/every the _citizens _of the_city and_they _shut _the _door behind_them and_they _went _up on the _roof the_tower. (JDG 9:51)

OET-RV: 51 But there was a strong tower in the middle of the city, so all of the men and the women and all the prominent citizens fled to it. Once they were all in, they barricaded it up and they went up onto the tower roof. (JDG 9:51)

EXO 30:3

OET-LV: 3 And_you _will _overlay DOM_him/it gold pure DOM top _of_its and_DOM sides _of_its all _around and_DOM horns _of_its and_you _will _make for_him/it a _moulding gold all _around. (EXO 30:3)

OET-RV: 3 It must be overlaid with pure gold—its top and all around its sides and its projections—plus you shall make a gold moulding all around it. (EXO 30:3)

ISA 15:3

OET-LV: 3 In_streets _of_its they _have _girded _on sackcloth on roofs _of_its and_in_its _open _of_places of _it _of_all it _is _wailing going _down in_weeping. (ISA 15:3)

OET-RV: 3 In their streets they wear sackcloth.
⇔ ≈ On their (flat) roofs and in the square, everyone wails,
⇔ → coming down in tears. (ISA 15:3)

PRO 25:24

OET-LV: 24 Is_good to _dwell on the_corner _of a _roof more_than _a _woman _of contentions and_a _house _of association. (PRO 25:24)

OET-RV: 24 If better to live in the corner of an attic,
⇔ than to live inside the house with a contentious wife. (PRO 25:24)

JER 32:29

OET-LV: 29 And_ the_ones_from _Kasdiy who_are_fighting on the_city (the)_this _they _will _come and_they _will _set _on _fire DOM the_city (the)_this with_fire and_they_will _burn _it and_DOM the_houses which people _made _smoke on roofs _of_their to_Baˊal and_they _poured _out drink _offerings to_gods other so _as to_provoke _me _to _anger. (JER 32:29)

OET-RV: 29 The soldiers who are fighting against this city will come and set fire to this city and burn it. Those people who worship Baal on their flat roofs, and who poured out drink offerings to other gods in order to provoke me, will now have their houses burnt down (JER 32:29)

EXO 37:26

OET-LV: 26 And_he _overlaid DOM_him/it gold pure DOM top _of_its and_DOM sides _of_its all _around and_DOM horns _of_its and_he/it _made to_him/it a _moulding gold all _around. (EXO 37:26)

OET-RV: 26 He overlaid it with pure gold—all four sides including the projections—and put a gold moulding all around it. (EXO 37:26)

SA2 16:22

OET-LV: 22 And_people _pitched for_ʼAⱱīshālōm the_tent on the_roof and_ ʼAⱱīshālōm _he _went into the _concubines _of his/its_father to_the _eyes _of all _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (SA2 16:22)

OET-RV: 22 So they set up a tent for Abshalom on the palace roof and he had sex with his father’s slave-wives where everyone would know what was going on. (SA2 16:22)

DEU 22:8

OET-LV: 8 if/because you _will _build a _house new and_you _will _make a _parapet for_roof_your and_not you _will _put blood(s) on_house _of_your if/because the_one_who_falls he _will _fall from_it. (DEU 22:8)

OET-RV: 8 When you build a new house, be sure to include a railing around your flat roof, so you won’t be guilty of having caused someone’s death if a person falls off it and dies. (DEU 22:8)

KI2 23:12

OET-LV: 12 And_DOM the_altars which were_on the_roof the _upper _room _of ʼĀḩāz which they _had _made the _kings _of Yəhūdāh and_DOM the_altars which Mənashsheh he _had _made in_the _two _of the _courtyards _of the _house _of YHWH the_king he _pulled _down and_he _ran from_there and_he _threw DOM dust _of_their into the _wadi _of Qidrōn. (KI2 23:12)

OET-RV: 12 Then the king tore down the altars that were on the roof in Ahaz’s upper chamber that the kings of Yehudah made, and the altars that Menashsheh made in the two courtyards of Yahweh’s temple and he threw the rubble into the Kidron valley. (KI2 23:12)

SA2 11:2

OET-LV: 2 and_he/it _was to_the _time _of the _evening and_ Dāvid _he/it _rose _up from_under bed _of_his and_he/it _walked/wandered on the _roof of _the _house _of the_king and_he/it _saw a _woman bathing from_under the_roof and_the_woman was_good _of appearance very. (SA2 11:2)

OET-RV: 2 and early one evening he got up from a nap and walked around the palace roof area. From there he saw a woman bathing, and she was very good-looking. (SA2 11:2)

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