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Lexicon :: Strong's H1518 - gîaḥ

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גִּיחַ
Transliteration
gîaḥ
Pronunciation
ghee'-akh
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 345

Strong’s Definitions

גִּיחַ gîyach, ghee'-akh; or (shortened) גֹּחַ gôach; a primitive root; to gush forth (as water), generally to issue:—break forth, labor to bring forth, come forth, draw up, take out.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H1518 in the following manner: come forth (3x), take (1x), bring forth (1x), draw up (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H1518 in the following manner: come forth (3x), take (1x), bring forth (1x), draw up (1x).

  1. to burst forth

    1. (Qal)

      1. to burst forth

      2. to draw forth

      3. to bring forth

    2. (Hiphil) to break forth

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גִּיחַ gîyach, ghee'-akh; or (shortened) גֹּחַ gôach; a primitive root; to gush forth (as water), generally to issue:—break forth, labor to bring forth, come forth, draw up, take out.
STRONGS H1518: Abbreviations
† [גִּיחַ, גּוּחַ] verb burst forth (compare NöZMG 1883, 538; Late Hebrew id., Aramaic id., and oxg; Ethiopic ጎሐ፡ break forth, of light, etc.) —
Qal Imperfect יָגִיחַ Job 40:23, masculine singular וַתָּ֫גַח Ezekiel 32:2; Imperative feminine singular גֹּ֫חִי Micah 4:10; Infinitive suffix (בְּ)גִיחו Job 38:8; Participle suffix גֹּחִ֫י Psalm 22:10 (but compare below); —
1. intransitive burst forth, of dashing river (a very Jordan) Job 40:23; of sea figurative as babe from womb Job 38:8, compare
2. transitive
a. draw forth from womb (subject י׳) Psalm 22:10 (where read גָּחִ֫י participle from גּוּחַ, or regard גֹּחִי as metaplastic, as if from גחח*? see De & Checritical note) compare Psalm 71:6; also
b. thrust forth, bring forth, rather 'break forth (with that which is to be born),' figurative of travail, applied to Jerusalem in distress Micah 4:10 (compare Sta§ 599 b Köi. 505); burst forth with rivers (figurative of Pharaoh under image of תַּנִּים) Ezekiel 32:2, but for בנהרותיך (rivers) read probably בִּנְחִרוֺתֶיךָ Job 41:12 (nostrils), i.e. snort with thy nostrils, so Ew Co; on figurative then compare Job 41:11-13.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

38:8; 38:8; 40:23; 40:23; 41:11; 41:12; 41:12; 41:13

Psalms

22:10; 22:10; 71:6

Ezekiel

32:2; 32:2

Micah

4:10; 4:10

H1518

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Strong's Number H1518 matches the Hebrew גִּיחַ (gîaḥ),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:33 - And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and set themselves in array at Ba'al-ta'mar; and the men of Israel who were in ambush rushed out of their place west of Geba.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:8 - "Or who shut in the sea with doors, when it burst forth from the womb;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:23 - Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened; he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:9 - Yet thou art he who took me from the womb; thou didst keep me safe upon my mother's breasts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:2 - "Son of man, raise a lamentation over Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him: "You consider yourself a lion among the nations, but you are like a dragon in the seas; you burst forth in your rivers, trouble the waters with your feet, and foul their rivers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:10 - Writhe and groan, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail; for now you shall go forth from the city and dwell in the open country; you shall go to Babylon. There you shall be rescued, there the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies.
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