HebrewH1361Verb

גָּבַהּ

ga.vah

32Occurrences
H1361Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty

a primitive root;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. to be high, be exalted 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be high, lofty, tall 1a2) to be exalted 1a3) to be lofty 1a3a) to be lofty (of Jehovah's ways-good sense) 1a3b) to be haughty, be arrogant (bad sense) 1b) (Hiphil) to make high, exalt

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

H:V

Full Description

Hebrew Verb

Occurrences

גָּבַהּ appears 32 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Ezk
9
Isaiah
5
2 Chronicles
4
Job
4
Psalms
3
Jeremiah
2
Proverbs
2
1 Samuel
1

Key Passages

1 Samuel 10:23BSB

So they ran and brought Saul, and when he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of the others.

Ezk 17:24BSB

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Ezk 31:10BSB

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Isaiah 7:11BSB

“Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven.”

Job 5:7BSB

Yet man is born to troubleas surely as sparks fly upward.

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