{"def":{"short":"the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc","long":["convex surface, back",["back (of man)","mound (for illicit worship)","boss (convex projection of shield)","bulwarks, breastworks (figurative for arguments)","brow, eyebrow","rim (of wheel)"]]},"deriv":"from an unused root meaning to hollow or curve; (compare H1460 and H1479)","pronun":{"ipa":"ɡɑb","ipa_mod":"ɡɑv","sbl":"gab","dic":"ɡahb","dic_mod":"ɡahv"}}