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Lexicon :: Strong's H7679 - śāḡā'

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שָׂגָא
Transliteration
śāḡā'
Pronunciation
saw-gaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
To grow, i.e. (causatively) to enlarge, (fig) laud
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2233

Strong’s Definitions

שָׂגָא sâgâʼ, saw-gaw'; a primitive root; to grow, i.e. (causatively) to enlarge, (figuratively) laud:—increase, magnify.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H7679 in the following manner: magnify (1x), increase (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H7679 in the following manner: magnify (1x), increase (1x).
  1. to increase, grow, magnify, grow great

    1. (Hiphil)

      1. to make great

      2. to magnify, laud

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׂגָא sâgâʼ, saw-gaw'; a primitive root; to grow, i.e. (causatively) to enlarge, (figuratively) laud:—increase, magnify.
STRONGS H7679: Abbreviations
[שָׂגָא] verb grow, grow great (√ only in Job; Aramaism; compare Aramaic סְגִי, סְגָא, bdb096003, all increase, grow great; Old Aramaic, Biblical Aramaic, Palmyrene שג(י)א adjective much); —
Qal Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular metaplastic יִשְׂגֶּא Job 8:11 (of plant; metaplastic from Ges§ 75 oo; > van d. H. יִשְׂגֶּה).
Hiph.
1. make great, participle מַשְׂגִּיא לַגּוֺיִם Job 12:23 he maketh the nations great (see ל 3b).
2. magnify, laud, 2nd person masculine singular תַּשְׂגִּיא פעלו Job 36:24 that thou magnify his work; — see שׂגה.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H7680.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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H7679

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7679 matches the Hebrew שָׂגָא (śāḡā'),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:23 - He makes nations great, and he destroys them;
he enlarges nations, and leads them away.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:24 - “Remember to extol his work,
of which men have sung.
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