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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 - They ran and brought him out, and as he stood among the people he was a head taller than any of the others.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 17:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:6 - His heart was devoted to the ways of the LORD; furthermore, he removed the high places and the Asherah poles from Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:16 - But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, and entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:25 - But Hezekiah’s heart was proud and he did not respond to the kindness shown him; therefore the LORD’s wrath was on him and on Judah and Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 33:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:14 - Afterward he rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David, west of the Gihon spring in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate and encircling the hill of Ophel; he also made it much higher. He stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities in Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:7 - Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:5 - Look up at the heavens and see; gaze at the clouds so high above you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:7 - He does not take his eyes off the righteous; he enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:27 - Does the eagle soar at your command and build its nest on high?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:11 - For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 113:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:5 - Who is like the LORD our God, the One who sits enthroned on high,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 131:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 131:1 - A song of ascents. Of David. My heart is not proud, LORD, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:19 - Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:12 - Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:16 - The LORD says, “The women of Zion are haughty, walking along with outstretched necks, flirting with their eyes, strutting along with swaying hips, with ornaments jingling on their ankles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:16 - But the LORD Almighty will be exalted by his justice, and the holy God will be proved holy by his righteous acts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:11 - “Ask the LORD your God for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 52:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:13 - See, my servant will act wisely[fn]; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:9 - “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:15 - Hear and pay attention, do not be arrogant, for the LORD has spoken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:16 - The terror you inspire and the pride of your heart have deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks, who occupy the heights of the hill. Though you build your nest as high as the eagle’s, from there I will bring you down,”

declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:50

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:50 - They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:24 - All the trees of the forest will know that I the LORD bring down the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish. “ ‘I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:11 - Its branches were strong, fit for a ruler’s scepter. It towered high above the thick foliage, conspicuous for its height and for its many branches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:26 - this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Take off the turban, remove the crown. It will not be as it was: The lowly will be exalted and the exalted will be brought low.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:2 - “Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “ ‘In the pride of your heart you say, “I am a god; I sit on the throne of a god in the heart of the seas.” But you are a mere mortal and not a god, though you think you are as wise as a god.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:5 - By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, and because of your wealth your heart has grown proud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:17 - Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth; I made a spectacle of you before kings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:5 - So it towered higher than all the trees of the field; its boughs increased and its branches grew long, spreading because of abundant waters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:10 - “ ‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because the great cedar towered over the thick foliage, and because it was proud of its height,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:14 - Therefore no other trees by the waters are ever to tower proudly on high, lifting their tops above the thick foliage. No other trees so well-watered are ever to reach such a height; they are all destined for death, for the earth below, among mortals who go down to the realm of the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:4 - Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down,”

declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:11 - On that day you, Jerusalem, will not be put to shame for all the wrongs you have done to me, because I will remove from you your arrogant boasters. Never again will you be haughty on my holy hill.
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