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Lexicon :: Strong's H1478 - gāvaʿ

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גָּוַע
Transliteration
gāvaʿ
Pronunciation
gaw-vah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 328

Strong’s Definitions

גָּוַע gâvaʻ, gaw-vah'; a primitive root; to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire:—die, be dead, give up the ghost, perish.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's H1478 in the following manner: die (12x), give up the ghost (9x), dead (1x), perish (2x), dead (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's H1478 in the following manner: die (12x), give up the ghost (9x), dead (1x), perish (2x), dead (1x).

  1. to expire, die, perish, give up the ghost, yield up the ghost, be dead, be ready to die

    1. (Qal) to expire, die, be about to die

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גָּוַע gâvaʻ, gaw-vah'; a primitive root; to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire:—die, be dead, give up the ghost, perish.
STRONGS H1478: Abbreviations
† גָּוַע verb expire perish, die (compare Arabic bdb015707 be empty, hungry) —
Qal Perfect גָּוַע Numbers 20:29; Joshua 22:20 גָּוָ֑עוּ Lamentations 1:19 גָּוַעְנוּ Numbers 17:27; Numbers 20:3; Imperfect יִגְוַע Job 34:15, יִגְוָ֑ע Genesis 6:17, יִגְוְעוּ Job 36:12, יִגְוָע֑וּ Zechariah 13:8, יִגְוָע֑וּן Psalm 104:28 etc.; Infinitive construct גְּוַע Numbers 20:3 גְּוֺעַ Numbers 17:28; Participle גֹּוֵעַ Psalm 88:16; — expire and die, only P & poetry; וימת ג׳ Genesis 25:8, 17; Genesis 35:29 (all P); || מות Job 3:11; Job 14:10 compare Numbers 17:28 (P); || אבד Numbers 17:27 we expire, we perish (P); || עָנִי Psalm 88:15 (progressive parall.) distressed and about to die; || יאסף אל אבותיו Genesis 49:33; || על־עפר ישׁוב Job 34:15 compare Psalm 104:29; || יִכָּֽרְתוּ Zechariah 13:8; absolute, both prose and (especially) poetry Numbers 20:3 (twice in verse); Numbers 20:29; Joshua 22:20; Genesis 6:17; Genesis 7:21 (all P) Job 10:13; Job 13:19; Job 27:5; Job 36:12; Lamentations 1:19; Job 29:18 עִם־קִנִּי אגוע with my nest shall I die, i.e. in full possession of what is mine, compare Di.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

6:17; 6:17; 7:21; 25:8; 25:17; 35:29; 49:33

Numbers

20:3; 20:3; 20:3; 20:29; 20:29

Joshua

22:20; 22:20

Job

3:11; 10:13; 13:19; 14:10; 27:5; 29:18; 34:15; 34:15; 36:12; 36:12

Psalms

88:15; 88:16; 104:28; 104:29

Lamentations

1:19; 1:19

Zechariah

13:8; 13:8

H1478

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1478 matches the Hebrew גָּוַע (gāvaʿ),
which occurs 24 times in 23 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:17 - “Look! I am about to cover the earth with a flood that will destroy every living thing that breathes. Everything on earth will die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:21 - All the living things on earth died—birds, domestic animals, wild animals, small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:8 - and he died at a ripe old age, having lived a long and satisfying life. He breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:17 - Ishmael lived for 137 years. Then he breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:29 - Then he breathed his last and died at a ripe old age, joining his ancestors in death. And his sons, Esau and Jacob, buried him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:33 - When Jacob had finished this charge to his sons, he drew his feet into the bed, breathed his last, and joined his ancestors in death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:12 - Then the people of Israel said to Moses, “Look, we are doomed! We are dead! We are ruined!

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:13 - Everyone who even comes close to the Tabernacle of the LORD dies. Are we all doomed to die?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:3 - The people blamed Moses and said, “If only we had died in the LORD’s presence with our brothers!

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:29 - When the people realized that Aaron had died, all Israel mourned for him thirty days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 22:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:20 - Didn’t divine anger fall on the entire community of Israel when Achan, a member of the clan of Zerah, sinned by stealing the things set apart for the LORD[fn]? He was not the only one who died because of his sin.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:11 - “Why wasn’t I born dead?
Why didn’t I die as I came from the womb?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:18 - “‘Why, then, did you deliver me from my mother’s womb?
Why didn’t you let me die at birth?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:19 - Who can argue with me over this?
And if you prove me wrong, I will remain silent and die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:10 - “But when people die, their strength is gone.
They breathe their last, and then where are they?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:5 - I will never concede that you are right;
I will defend my integrity until I die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:18 - “I thought, ‘Surely I will die surrounded by my family
after a long, good life.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:15 - all life would cease,
and humanity would turn again to dust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:12 - But if they refuse to listen to him,
they will be killed by the sword[fn]
and die from lack of understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 88:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:15 - I have been sick and close to death since my youth.
I stand helpless and desperate before your terrors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:29 - But if you turn away from them, they panic.
When you take away their breath,
they die and turn again to dust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:19 - “I begged my allies for help,
but they betrayed me.
My priests and leaders
starved to death in the city,
even as they searched for food
to save their lives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:8 - Two-thirds of the people in the land
will be cut off and die,” says the LORD.
“But one-third will be left in the land.
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