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Lexicon :: Strong's H1364 - gāḇōha

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גָּבֹהַּ
Transliteration
gāḇōha
Pronunciation
gaw-bo'-ah
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Part of Speech
adjective, masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 305a

Strong’s Definitions

גָּבֹהַּ gâbôahh, gaw-bo'-ah; or גָּבוֹהַּ gâbôwahh; (fully) from H1361; elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant:—haughty, height, high(-er), lofty, proud, × exceeding proudly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x

The KJV translates Strong's H1364 in the following manner: high (24x), higher (5x), lofty (2x), exceeding (1x), haughty (1x), height (1x), highest (1x), proud (1x), proudly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x
The KJV translates Strong's H1364 in the following manner: high (24x), higher (5x), lofty (2x), exceeding (1x), haughty (1x), height (1x), highest (1x), proud (1x), proudly (1x).

  1. high, exalted

    1. high, tall

    2. high (in position)

    3. proud, haughty

      masculine noun

  2. loftiness

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גָּבֹהַּ gâbôahh, gaw-bo'-ah; or גָּבוֹהַּ gâbôwahh; (fully) from H1361; elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant:—haughty, height, high(-er), lofty, proud, × exceeding proudly.
STRONGS H1364: Abbreviations
† גָּבֹהַּ adjective high, exalted — 1 Samuel 9:2 + 15 times; גָּבוֺהַּ Psalm 138:6; construct גְּבֹהַּ 1 Samuel 16:7; גְּבַהּ (Ew§ 213 d) [H1362 Psalm 101:5] + 3 times; plural גְּבֹהִים Ecclesiastes 5:7 + 5 times; feminine גְּבֹהָה Deuteronomy 3:5 + 6 times; plural גְּבֹהוֺת Daniel 8:3 + 2 times; גְּבֹהֹת Deuteronomy 28:52; —
1. high, lofty, tall, e.g. tree Ezekiel 17:24, tower Isaiah 2:15; Zephaniah 1:16, mountain Genesis 7:19; Psalm 104:18; Isaiah 40:9; Isaiah 57:7; Ezekiel 17:22; Ezekiel 40:2; compare phrases על כל גבעה גבהה upon every high hill 1 Kings 14:23; 2 Kings 17:10; Jeremiah 2:20; על גבעות הגבהות Jeremiah 17:2; עַל־כָּל־הַר גָּבֹהַּ Isaiah 30:25; Jeremiah 3:6; man 1 Samuel 9:2; tree גְּבַהּ קוֺמָה [H1362 Ezekiel 31:3]; horns Daniel 8:3; walls Deuteronomy 3:5; Deuteronomy 28:52; gallows Esther 5:14; Esther 7:9; gate Jeremiah 51:58; altar Ezekiel 41:22; high things Job 41:26; Ecclesiastes 12:5.
2. exalted in station Ezekiel 21:31; כִּי גָּבֹהַּ מֵעַל גָּבֹהַּ שֹׁמֵר וּגְבֹהִים עֲלֵיהֶם for high one above high one is watching, & the Most High over them Ecclesiastes 5:7 so Ew Zö and others, but Vrss De Now and others higher (earthly), potentates over them.
3. haughty Psalm 138:6; Isaiah 5:15; Isaiah 10:33; 1 Samuel 2:3; גְּבַהּ־עֵינַיִם [H1362 Psalm 101:5]; לֵב ג׳ [H1362 Proverbs 16:5]; רוּחַ ג׳ [H1362 Ecclesiastes 7:8].
4. noun [masculine] loftiness, גִּבֹהַּ קוֺמַתוֺ 1 Samuel 16:7; compare גָּדוֺל 10.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

7:19

Deuteronomy

3:5; 3:5; 28:52; 28:52

1 Samuel

2:3; 9:2; 9:2; 16:7; 16:7

1 Kings

14:23

2 Kings

17:10

Esther

5:14; 7:9

Job

41:26

Psalms

104:18; 138:6; 138:6

Ecclesiastes

5:7; 5:7; 12:5

Isaiah

2:15; 5:15; 10:33; 30:25; 40:9; 57:7

Jeremiah

2:20; 3:6; 17:2; 51:58

Ezekiel

17:22; 17:24; 21:31; 40:2; 41:22

Daniel

8:3; 8:3

Zephaniah

1:16

H1364

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1364 matches the Hebrew גָּבֹהַּ (gāḇōha),
which occurs 37 times in 32 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:19 - Finally, the water covered even the highest mountains on the earth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:5 - These towns were all fortified with high walls and barred gates. We also took many unwalled villages at the same time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:52

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:52 - They will attack your cities until all the fortified walls in your land—the walls you trusted to protect you—are knocked down. They will attack all the towns in the land the LORD your God has given you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:3 - “Stop acting so proud and haughty!
Don’t speak with such arrogance!
For the LORD is a God who knows what you have done;
he will judge your actions.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:2 - His son Saul was the most handsome man in Israel—head and shoulders taller than anyone else in the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:7 - But the LORD said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The LORD doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:23 - For they also built for themselves pagan shrines and set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:10 - They set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles at the top of every hill and under every green tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:14 - So Haman’s wife, Zeresh, and all his friends suggested, “Set up a sharpened pole that stands seventy-five feet[fn] tall, and in the morning ask the king to impale Mordecai on it. When this is done, you can go on your merry way to the banquet with the king.” This pleased Haman, and he ordered the pole set up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:9 - Then Harbona, one of the king’s eunuchs, said, “Haman has set up a sharpened pole that stands seventy-five feet[fn] tall in his own courtyard. He intended to use it to impale Mordecai, the man who saved the king from assassination.”
“Then impale Haman on it!” the king ordered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:34 - Of all the creatures, it is the proudest.
It is the king of beasts.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:18 - High in the mountains live the wild goats,
and the rocks form a refuge for the hyraxes.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 138:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:6 - Though the LORD is great, he cares for the humble,
but he keeps his distance from the proud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:8 - Don’t be surprised if you see a poor person being oppressed by the powerful and if justice is being miscarried throughout the land. For every official is under orders from higher up, and matters of justice get lost in red tape and bureaucracy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:5 - Remember him before you become fearful of falling and worry about danger in the streets; before your hair turns white like an almond tree in bloom, and you drag along without energy like a dying grasshopper, and the caperberry no longer inspires sexual desire. Remember him before you near the grave, your everlasting home, when the mourners will weep at your funeral.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:15 - He will break down every high tower
and every fortified wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:15 - Humanity will be destroyed, and people brought down;
even the arrogant will lower their eyes in humiliation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:33 - But look! The Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
will chop down the mighty tree of Assyria with great power!
He will cut down the proud.
That lofty tree will be brought down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:25 - In that day, when your enemies are slaughtered and the towers fall, there will be streams of water flowing down every mountain and hill.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:9 - O Zion, messenger of good news,
shout from the mountaintops!
Shout it louder, O Jerusalem.[fn]
Shout, and do not be afraid.
Tell the towns of Judah,
“Your God is coming!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:7 - You have committed adultery on every high mountain.
There you have worshiped idols
and have been unfaithful to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:20 - “Long ago I broke the yoke that oppressed you
and tore away the chains of your slavery,
but still you said,
‘I will not serve you.’
On every hill and under every green tree,
you have prostituted yourselves by bowing down to idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:6 - During the reign of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what fickle Israel has done? Like a wife who commits adultery, Israel has worshiped other gods on every hill and under every green tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:2 - Even their children go to worship
at their pagan altars and Asherah poles,
beneath every green tree
and on every high hill.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:58

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:58 - This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says:
“The thick walls of Babylon will be leveled to the ground,
and her massive gates will be burned.
The builders from many lands have worked in vain,
for their work will be destroyed by fire!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:22 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will take a branch from the top of a tall cedar, and I will plant it on the top of Israel’s highest mountain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:24 - And all the trees will know that it is I, the LORD, who cuts the tall tree down and makes the short tree grow tall. It is I who makes the green tree wither and gives the dead tree new life. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do what I said!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:26 - This is what the Sovereign LORD says:
“Take off your jeweled crown,
for the old order changes.
Now the lowly will be exalted,
and the mighty will be brought down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:2 - In a vision from God he took me to the land of Israel and set me down on a very high mountain. From there I could see toward the south what appeared to be a city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 41:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:22 - There was an altar made of wood, 5¼ feet high and 3½ feet across.[fn] Its corners, base, and sides were all made of wood. “This,” the man told me, “is the table that stands in the LORD’s presence.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:3 - As I looked up, I saw a ram with two long horns standing beside the river.[fn] One of the horns was longer than the other, even though it had grown later than the other one.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:16 - a day of trumpet calls and battle cries.
Down go the walled cities
and the strongest battlements!
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