giah Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
giah in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(a waterfall), a place named only in #2Sa 2:24| to designate the position of the hill Ammah.
giah in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
GI'AH (a breaking forth; here, a waterfall), near the hill Arumah, 2 Sam 2:24. GI'ANT denotes men of extraordinary size or height. Gen 6:4. The sons of Anak are usually looked upon as giants, on account of the expression of which the spies made use -- that they were "as grasshoppers ... in their sight." Num 13:33. The fright of the Israelites makes it probable that they were referring to strength rather than stature. The king of Bashan, Deut 3:11, and Goliath, 1 Sam 17:4, were warlike and dreaded giants. See Rephaim.
giah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
("valley".) 2 Samuel 2:24. Facing Ammah, "by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon."