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Lexicon :: Strong's H1361 - gāḇah

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גָּבַהּ
Transliteration
gāḇah
Pronunciation
gaw-bah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 305

Strong’s Definitions

גָּבַהּ gâbahh, gaw-bah'; a primitive root; to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty:—exalt, be haughty, be (make) high(-er), lift up, mount up, be proud, raise up great height, upward.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x

The KJV translates Strong's H1361 in the following manner: exalt (9x), ... up (9x), haughty (5x), higher (4x), high (3x), above (1x), height (1x), proud (1x), upward (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x
The KJV translates Strong's H1361 in the following manner: exalt (9x), ... up (9x), haughty (5x), higher (4x), high (3x), above (1x), height (1x), proud (1x), upward (1x).

  1. to be high, be exalted

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be high, lofty, tall

      2. to be exalted

      3. to be lofty

        1. to be lofty (of Jehovah's ways - good sense)

        2. to be haughty, be arrogant (bad sense)

    2. (Hiphil) to make high, exalt

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גָּבַהּ gâbahh, gaw-bah'; a primitive root; to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty:—exalt, be haughty, be (make) high(-er), lift up, mount up, be proud, raise up great height, upward.
STRONGS H1361: Abbreviations
† גָּבַהּ verb be high, exalted (Late Hebrew id. (Hiph.), Aramaic גְּבַהּ, compare Arabic جَبْهَةً forehead, جَبَةً prominence of forehead; compare perhaps also Assyrian gabâni, heights (?) LotzTP 133) —
Qal Perfect ג׳ 2 Chronicles 26:16 + 5 times; נָּֽנְהָא֯ Ezekiel 31:5 (א = ה); גָּבַהְתָּ Ezekiel 31:10, גָּֽֽֽבְהוּ Job 35:5 + 3 times; Imperfect יִגְבַּהּ Proverbs 18:12 + 5 times; suffix יִגְבְּהוּ Ezekiel 31:14, יִגְבָּ֑הוּ Job 36:7, תִּגְבָּ֑הוּ Jeremiah 13:15, תִּגְבְּהֶינָה Ezekiel 16:50; Infinitive כִּגְבֹהַּ Psalm 103:11, לְגָבְהָה Zephaniah 3:11; —
1. be high, lofty, tall, e.g. tree Ezekiel 19:11; Ezekiel 31:5, 10, 14, heavens Job 35:5; Isaiah 55:9; Psalm 103:11, man 1 Samuel 10:23.
2. be exalted, of man in dignity and honour Job 36:7, of servant of Yahweh Isaiah 52:13, God Isaiah 5:16, God's ways Isaiah 55:9.
3. lofty גָּבַהּ לִבּוֺ : —
a. in a good sense, encouraged in the ways of Yahweh 2 Chronicles 17:6;
b. elsewhere in a bad sense, be haughty Psalm 131:1; Proverbs 18:12; 2 Chronicles 26:16; 32:25; Ezekiel 28:2, 5, 17, and so without לב Isaiah 3:16; Jeremiah 13:15; Ezekiel 16:50; Zephaniah 3:11.
Hiph. Perfect הִגְבַּהְתִּי Ezekiel 17:24; Imperfect יַגְבִּיהַּ Job 39:27; Jeremiah 49:16; Obadiah 4; וַיַּגְבִּיהֶהָ 2 Chronicles 33:14; יַגְבִּיהוּ Job 5:7; Infinitive הַגְבֵּהַּ Isaiah 7:11; Ezekiel 21:31; Participle מַגְבִּיהַּ Proverbs 17:19; Psalm 113:5; — make high, exalt, e.g. trees Ezekiel 17:24, wall 2 Chronicles 33:14, gate Proverbs 17:19, nest Jeremiah 49:16; Obadiah 4, dwelling Psalm 103:5, a request Isaiah 7:11, the lowly Ezekiel 21:31; יַגְבִּיהוּ עוּף make their flight high, soar aloft Job 5:7, without עוף Job 39:27.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

10:23

2 Chronicles

17:6; 26:16; 26:16; 32:25; 33:14; 33:14

Job

5:7; 5:7; 35:5; 35:5; 36:7; 36:7; 39:27; 39:27

Psalms

103:5; 103:11; 103:11; 113:5; 131:1

Proverbs

17:19; 17:19; 18:12; 18:12

Isaiah

3:16; 5:16; 7:11; 7:11; 52:13; 55:9; 55:9

Jeremiah

13:15; 13:15; 49:16; 49:16

Ezekiel

16:50; 16:50; 17:24; 17:24; 19:11; 21:31; 21:31; 28:2; 28:5; 28:17; 31:5; 31:5; 31:10; 31:10; 31:14; 31:14

Obadiah

1:4; 1:4

Zephaniah

3:11; 3:11

H1361

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1361 matches the Hebrew גָּבַהּ (gāḇah),
which occurs 34 times in 33 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:23 - cucurrerunt itaque et tulerunt eum inde stetitque in medio populi et altior fuit universo populo ab umero et sursum

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 17:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:6 - cumque sumpsisset cor eius audaciam propter vias Domini etiam excelsa et lucos de Iuda abstulit

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:16 - sed cum roboratus esset elevatum est cor eius in interitum suum et neglexit Dominum Deum suum ingressusque templum Domini adolere voluit incensum super altare thymiamatis

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:25 - sed non iuxta beneficia quae acceperat retribuit quia elevatum est cor eius et facta est contra eum ira et contra Iudam ac Hierusalem

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 33:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:14 - post haec aedificavit murum extra civitatem David ad occidentem Gion in convalle ab introitu portae Piscium per circuitum usque ad Ophel et exaltavit illum vehementer constituitque principes exercitus in cunctis civitatibus Iuda munitis

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:7 - homo ad laborem nascitur et avis ad volatum

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:5 - suspice caelum et intuere et contemplare aethera quod altior te sit

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:7 - non aufert a iusto oculos suos et reges in solio conlocat in perpetuum et illi eriguntur

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:27 - aut ad praeceptum tuum elevabitur aquila et in arduis ponet nidum suum

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:11 - [Vulgate 102:11] quantum enim excelsius est caelum terra tantum confortata est misericordia eius super timentes eum

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 113:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:5 - [Vulgate 112:5] quis ut Dominus Deus noster qui in excelsis habitans

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 131:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 131:1 - [Vulgate 130:1] canticum graduum Domine non est exaltatum cor meum neque elati sunt oculi mei et non ambulavi in magnis et in mirabilibus super me

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:19 - qui meditatur discordiam diligit rixas et qui exaltat ostium quaerit ruinam

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:12 - antequam conteratur exaltatur cor hominis et antequam glorificetur humiliatur

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:16 - et dixit Dominus pro eo quod elevatae sunt filiae Sion et ambulaverunt extento collo et nutibus oculorum ibant et plaudebant ambulabant et in pedibus suis conposito gradu incedebant

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:16 - et exaltabitur Dominus exercituum in iudicio et Deus sanctus sanctificabitur in iustitia

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:11 - pete tibi signum a Domino Deo tuo in profundum inferni sive in excelsum supra

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 52:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:13 - ecce intelleget servus meus exaltabitur et elevabitur et sublimis erit valde

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:9 - quia sicut exaltantur caeli a terra sic exaltatae sunt viae meae a viis vestris et cogitationes meae a cogitationibus vestris

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:15 - audite et auribus percipite nolite elevari quia Dominus locutus est

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:16 - arrogantia tua decepit te et superbia cordis tui qui habitas in cavernis petrae et adprehendere niteris altitudinem collis cum exaltaveris quasi aquila nidum tuum inde detraham te dicit Dominus

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:50

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:50 - et elevatae sunt et fecerunt abominationes coram me et abstuli eas sicut vidisti

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:24 - et scient omnia ligna regionis quia ego Dominus humiliavi lignum sublime et exaltavi lignum humile et siccavi lignum viride et frondere feci lignum aridum ego Dominus locutus sum et feci

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:11 - et factae sunt ei virgae solidae in sceptra dominantium et exaltata est statura eius inter frondes et vidit altitudinem suam in multitudine palmitum suorum

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:26 - haec dicit Dominus Deus aufer cidarim tolle coronam nonne haec est quae humilem sublevavit et sublimem humiliavit

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:2 - fili hominis dic principi Tyri haec dicit Dominus Deus eo quod elevatum est cor tuum et dixisti Deus ego sum et in cathedra Dei sedi in corde maris cum sis homo et non Deus et dedisti cor tuum quasi cor Dei

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:5 - in multitudine sapientiae tuae et in negotiatione tua multiplicasti tibi fortitudinem et elevatum est cor tuum in robore tuo

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:17 - elevatum est cor tuum in decore tuo perdidisti sapientiam tuam in decore tuo in terram proieci te ante faciem regum dedi te ut cernerent te

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:5 - propterea elevata est altitudo eius super omnia ligna regionis et multiplicata sunt arbusta eius et elevati sunt rami eius prae aquis multis

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:10 - propterea haec dicit Dominus Deus pro eo quod sublimatus est in altitudine et dedit summitatem suam virentem atque condensam et elevatum est cor eius in altitudine sua

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:14 - quam ob rem non elevabuntur in altitudine sua omnia ligna aquarum neque ponent sublimitatem suam inter nemorosa atque frondosa nec stabunt in sublimitate eorum omnia quae inrigantur aquis quia omnes traditi sunt in mortem ad terram ultimam in medio filiorum hominum ad eos qui descendunt in lacum

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:4 - si exaltatus fueris ut aquila et si inter sidera posueris nidum tuum inde detraham te dicit Dominus

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:11 - in die illa non confunderis super cunctis adinventionibus tuis quibus praevaricata es in me quia tunc auferam de medio tui magniloquos superbiae tuae et non adicies exaltari amplius in monte sancto meo
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