Gilboa (גלבוע) means Gilboa in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
גִּלְבֹּעַ
gilboa
noun · masculine
In English
Gilboa
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Gilboa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1רכס הרים בישראל, המהווה את השלוחה הצפון־מזרחית של הרי השומרון.
וַיִּקָּבְצוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים וַיָּבֹאוּ וַיַּחֲנוּ בְשׁוּנֵם וַיִּקְבֹּץ שָׁאוּל אֶת-כָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּחֲנוּ בַּגִּלְבֹּעַ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gilboa is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גִּלְבֹּעַ
- Written without vowel points
- גלבוע
- Said
- gilboa
- Root
- ג־ב־ע
- Pattern
- קִטּוֹל
- Gematria
- 111
This is how Gilboa is said in other languages.
- English
- Gilboa
These words rhyme with Gilboa.
The word Gilboa comes from the root ג־ב־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Gilboa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gilboa.
What does Gilboa (גלבוע) mean in Hebrew?
Gilboa (גלבוע) means Gilboa. It is said gilboa, with the stress on bo.
What rhymes with Gilboa (גלבוע)?
Words that rhyme with Gilboa (גלבוע) include זרוע, מנוע, קולנוע, לוע, מקצוע, and צבוע.
Is Gilboa (גלבוע) masculine or feminine?
The word Gilboa (גלבוע) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גלבוע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.