Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(a waterfall), a place named only in (2 Samuel 2:24) to designate the position of the hill Ammah.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)
GI'AH (a breaking forth; here, a waterfall), near the hill Arumah, 2 Sam 2:24.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
to guide; draw out; produce; a groan or sigh
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 ... " 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.