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Lexicon :: Strong's H7682 - śāḡaḇ

Aa
שָׂגַב
Transliteration
śāḡaḇ
Pronunciation
saw-gab'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2234

Strong’s Definitions

שָׂגַב sâgab, saw-gab'; a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; used literally and figuratively:—defend, exalt, be excellent, (be, set on) high, lofty, be safe, set up (on high), be too strong.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H7682 in the following manner: high (6x), exalted (6x), defend (2x), safe (2x), excellent (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H7682 in the following manner: high (6x), exalted (6x), defend (2x), safe (2x), excellent (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

  1. to be high, be inaccessibly high

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be (too) high (for capture)

      2. to be high (of prosperity)

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be high

      2. to be set on high, be (safely) set on high

      3. to be exalted (of God)

    3. (Piel)

      1. to set on high, set (securely) on high

      2. to exalt, exalt (in effective hostility)

    4. (Pual) to be set (securely) on high

    5. (Hiphil) to act exaltedly

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׂגַב sâgab, saw-gab'; a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; used literally and figuratively:—defend, exalt, be excellent, (be, set on) high, lofty, be safe, set up (on high), be too strong.
STRONGS H7682: Abbreviations
† [שָׂגַב] verb be (inaccessibly) high (compare Targum שְׂגַב Pa. [from Hebrew] exalt); —
Qal Perfect
1. 3rd person feminine singular שָֽׂגְבָה Deuteronomy 2:36, of city, with מִן, be (too) high for capture.
2. 3rd person masculine plural שָֽׂגְבוּ Job 5:11 of person, be high in prosperity.
Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִשְׂגַּב Isaiah 2:11, 17; נִשְׂגָָּֽכ Proverbs 18:10; 3rd person feminine singular נִשְׂגְּבָה Psalm 139:6 Participle נִשְׂגָּב Isaiah 12:4 +; feminine singular נִשְׂגָּבָה Isaiah 26:5 +; —
1. be high, walls Isaiah 30:13; Proverbs 18:11; city Isaiah 26:5; God's knowledge Psalm 139:6 (unattainable).
2. be (safely) set on high, Proverbs 18:10.
3. be exalted, of God Isaiah 2:11, 17; Isaiah 33:5; his name Isaiah 12:4; Psalm 148:13.
Pi. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְשַׂגֵּב Isaiah 9:10; Psalm 107:41; suffix יְשַׂגֶּבְךָ Psalm 20:2, etc.; — transitive with accusative:
1. set (securely) on high, Psalm 20:2; Psalm 69:30; Psalm 91:14; c, מִן, of foe Psalm 59:2, affliction Psalm 107:41.
2. exalt, in effective hostility, with עַל, Isaiah 9:10.
Pu. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְשֻׂגָ֑ב Proverbs 29:25 be set (securely) on high.
Hiph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַשְׂגִּיב Job 36:22 God acts exaltedly בְּכֹחוֺ.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

2:36

Job

5:11; 36:22

Psalms

20:2; 20:2; 59:2; 69:30; 91:14; 107:41; 107:41; 139:6; 139:6; 148:13

Proverbs

18:10; 18:10; 18:11; 29:25

Isaiah

2:11; 2:11; 2:17; 2:17; 9:10; 9:10; 12:4; 12:4; 26:5; 26:5; 30:13; 33:5

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7682 matches the Hebrew שָׂגַב (śāḡaḇ),
which occurs 20 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:36

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:36 - “The LORD our God also helped us conquer Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Gorge, and the town in the gorge, and the whole area as far as Gilead. No town had walls too strong for us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:11 - He gives prosperity to the poor
and protects those who suffer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:22 - “Look, God is all-powerful.
Who is a teacher like him?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:1 -

For the choir director: A psalm of David.

In times of trouble, may the LORD answer your cry.
May the name of the God of Jacob keep you safe from all harm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:1 -

For the choir director: A psalm[fn] of David, regarding the time Saul sent soldiers to watch David’s house in order to kill him. To be sung to the tune “Do Not Destroy!”

Rescue me from my enemies, O God.
Protect me from those who have come to destroy me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:29 - I am suffering and in pain.
Rescue me, O God, by your saving power.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:14 - The LORD says, “I will rescue those who love me.
I will protect those who trust in my name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:41

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:41 - But he rescues the poor from trouble
and increases their families like flocks of sheep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:6 - Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too great for me to understand!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:13 - Let them all praise the name of the LORD.
For his name is very great;
his glory towers over the earth and heaven!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:10 - The name of the LORD is a strong fortress;
the godly run to him and are safe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:11 - The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense;
they imagine it to be a high wall of safety.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:25 - Fearing people is a dangerous trap,
but trusting the LORD means safety.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:11 - Human pride will be brought down,
and human arrogance will be humbled.
Only the LORD will be exalted
on that day of judgment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:17 - Human pride will be humbled,
and human arrogance will be brought down.
Only the LORD will be exalted
on that day of judgment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:11 - But the LORD will bring Rezin’s enemies against Israel
and stir up all their foes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 12:4 - In that wonderful day you will sing:
“Thank the LORD! Praise his name!
Tell the nations what he has done.
Let them know how mighty he is!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:5 - He humbles the proud
and brings down the arrogant city.
He brings it down to the dust.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:13 - calamity will come upon you suddenly—
like a bulging wall that bursts and falls.
In an instant it will collapse
and come crashing down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:5 - Though the LORD is very great and lives in heaven,
he will make Jerusalem[fn] his home of justice and righteousness.
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