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Lexicon :: Strong's H1361 - gāḇah

Aa
גָּבַהּ
Transliteration
gāḇah
Pronunciation
gaw-bah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

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 Box1Sa 10:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:23 - So they went quickly and made him come out; and when he took his place among the people, he was taller by a head than any of the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:6 - His heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord; and he went so far as to take away the high places and the wood pillars out of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:16 - But when he had become strong, his heart was lifted up in pride, causing his destruction; and he did evil against the Lord his God; for he went into the Temple of the Lord for the purpose of burning perfumes on the altar of perfumes.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:25 - But Hezekiah did not do as had been done to him; for his heart was lifted up in pride; and so wrath came on him and on Judah and Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:14 - After this he made an outer wall for the town of David, on the west side of Gihon in the valley, as far as the way into the town by the fish doorway; and he put a very high wall round the Ophel; and he put captains of the army in all the walled towns of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:7 - But trouble is man's fate from birth, as the flames go up from the fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:5 - Let your eyes be turned to the heavens, and lifted up to see the skies; they are higher than you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:7 - Lifting them up to the seat of kings, and making them safe for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:27 - Or is it by your orders that the eagle goes up, and makes his resting-place on high?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:11 - For as the heaven is high over the earth, so great is his mercy to his worshippers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:5 - Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 131:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 131:1 - <A Song of the going up. Of David.> Lord, there is no pride in my heart and my eyes are not lifted up; and I have not taken part in great undertakings, or in things over-hard for me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:19 - The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:12 - Before destruction the heart of man is full of pride, and before honour goes a gentle spirit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:16 - Again, the Lord has said, Because the daughters of Zion are full of pride, and go with outstretched necks and wandering eyes, with their foot-chains sounding when they go:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:16 - But the Lord of armies is lifted up as judge, and the Holy God is seen to be holy in righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:11 - Make a request to the Lord your God for a sign, a sign in the deep places of the underworld, or in the high heavens.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:13 - See, my servant will do well in his undertakings, he will be honoured, and lifted up, and be very high.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:9 - For 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 BoxJer 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:15 - Give ear and let your ears be open; be not lifted up: for these are the words of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:16 - ... the pride of your heart has been a false hope, O you who are living in the cracks of the rock, keeping your place on the top of the hill: even if you made your living-place as high as the eagle, I would make you come down, says the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:50

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:50 - They were full of pride and did what was disgusting to me: and so I took them away as you have seen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:24 - And it will be clear to all the trees of the field that I the Lord have made low the high tree and made high the low tree, drying up the green tree and making the dry tree full of growth; I the Lord have said it and have done it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:11 - And she had a strong rod for a rod of authority for the rulers, and it became tall among the clouds and it was seen lifted up among the number of its branches.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:26 - This is what the Lord has said: Take away the holy head-dress, take off the crown: this will not be again: let that which is low be lifted up, and that which is high be made low.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:2 - Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, This is what the Lord has said: Because your heart has been lifted up, and you have said, I am a god, I am seated on the seat of God in the heart of the seas; but you are man and not God, though you have made your heart as the heart of God:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:5 - By your great wisdom and by your trade your power is increased, and your heart is lifted up because of your power:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:17 - Your heart was lifted up because you were beautiful, you made your wisdom evil through your sin: I have sent you down, even to the earth; I have made you low before kings, so that they may see you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:5 - In this way it became taller than all the trees of the field; and its branches were increased and its arms became long because of the great waters.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:10 - For this cause the Lord has said: Because he is tall, and has put his top among the clouds, and his heart is full of pride because he is so high,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:14 - In order that no trees by the waters may be lifted up in their growth, putting their tops among the clouds; and that no trees which are watered may take their place on high: for they are all given up to death, to the lowest parts of the earth among the children of men, with those who go down to the underworld.

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Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:4 - Though you go up on high like an eagle, though your house is placed among the stars, I will make you come down from there, says the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:11 - In that day you will have no shame on account of all the things in which you did evil against me: for then I will take away from among you those who were lifted up in pride, and you will no longer be lifted up with pride in my holy mountain.
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