Standard Lemma guide

Keb

name · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /kɛb/
  • rhymes with -ɛb

1

name

Meaning 1

Alternative form of Geb.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Egyptian, alt-of, alternative

Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A still-born lamb.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Northern-England, dialectal

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Long handled rake used to clear weirs on the UK canal network.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

verb

Meaning 4

Of a ewe, to abort a lamb.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Northern-England, dialectal

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Egyptian god of the earth; father of Osiris and Isis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Geb

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Egyptian deity

History

Etymology

Of unknown origin but possibly of North Germanic origin.