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gayʾ גַּיְא ‘valley’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: probably from the same root as gēwā גֵּוָה ‘pride’ (abbreviated) by transposition
Roots: גוה

gayʾ n
1) valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge

Mentioned in Numbers 21:20 Deuteronomy 34:6, 4:46, 3:29 Joshua 15:8, 18:16, 19:27, 8:11, 19:14 1 Samuel 13:18, 17:52, 17:3 2 Kings 2:16, 14:7, 23:10 Isaiah 22:5, 22:1, 28:1, 28:4, 40:4 Jeremiah 2:23, 7:32, 19:2, 19:6, 7:31, 32:35 Ezekiel 6:3, 39:15, 36:6, 36:4, 7:16, 31:12, 35:8, 32:5, 39:11 Micah 1:6 Zechariah 14:5, 14:4 Psalms 23:4 Nehemiah 11:35, 2:13, 3:13, 11:30, 2:15 1 Chronicles 4:14, 18:12, 4:39 2 Chronicles 33:6, 25:11, 14:9, 28:3, 26:9

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