שָׂגַב
sa.gavVerbH7682
to exalt
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; used literally and figuratively
Full Lexicon Entry
- to be high, be inaccessibly high 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be (too) high (for capture) 1a2) to be high (of prosperity) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be high 1b2) to be set on high, be (safely) set on high 1b3) to be exalted (of God) 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to set on high, set (securely) on high 1c2) to exalt, exalt (in effective hostility) 1d) (Pual) to be set (securely) on high 1e) (Hiphil) to act exaltedly
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
16 timesAppears 16 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Isaiah
6
Psalms
4
Proverbs
3
Job
2
Deuteronomy
1
Key Passages
- Deuteronomy 2:36
- Isaiah 2:17
- Isaiah 33:5
- Proverbs 18:10
- Psalms 107:41
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