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Lexicon :: Strong's H1364 - gāḇōha

Aa
גָּבֹהַּ
Transliteration
gāḇōha
Pronunciation
gaw-bo'-ah
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Part of Speech
adjective, masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 305a

Strong’s Definitions

גָּבֹהַּ gâbôahh, gaw-bo'-ah; or גָּבוֹהַּ gâbôwahh; (fully) from H1361; elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant:—haughty, height, high(-er), lofty, proud, × exceeding proudly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x

The KJV translates Strong's H1364 in the following manner: high (24x), higher (5x), lofty (2x), exceeding (1x), haughty (1x), height (1x), highest (1x), proud (1x), proudly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x
The KJV translates Strong's H1364 in the following manner: high (24x), higher (5x), lofty (2x), exceeding (1x), haughty (1x), height (1x), highest (1x), proud (1x), proudly (1x).

  1. high, exalted

    1. high, tall

    2. high (in position)

    3. proud, haughty

      masculine noun

  2. loftiness

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גָּבֹהַּ gâbôahh, gaw-bo'-ah; or גָּבוֹהַּ gâbôwahh; (fully) from H1361; elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant:—haughty, height, high(-er), lofty, proud, × exceeding proudly.
STRONGS H1364: Abbreviations
† גָּבֹהַּ adjective high, exalted — 1 Samuel 9:2 + 15 times; גָּבוֺהַּ Psalm 138:6; construct גְּבֹהַּ 1 Samuel 16:7; גְּבַהּ (Ew§ 213 d) [H1362 Psalm 101:5] + 3 times; plural גְּבֹהִים Ecclesiastes 5:7 + 5 times; feminine גְּבֹהָה Deuteronomy 3:5 + 6 times; plural גְּבֹהוֺת Daniel 8:3 + 2 times; גְּבֹהֹת Deuteronomy 28:52; —
1. high, lofty, tall, e.g. tree Ezekiel 17:24, tower Isaiah 2:15; Zephaniah 1:16, mountain Genesis 7:19; Psalm 104:18; Isaiah 40:9; Isaiah 57:7; Ezekiel 17:22; Ezekiel 40:2; compare phrases על כל גבעה גבהה upon every high hill 1 Kings 14:23; 2 Kings 17:10; Jeremiah 2:20; על גבעות הגבהות Jeremiah 17:2; עַל־כָּל־הַר גָּבֹהַּ Isaiah 30:25; Jeremiah 3:6; man 1 Samuel 9:2; tree גְּבַהּ קוֺמָה [H1362 Ezekiel 31:3]; horns Daniel 8:3; walls Deuteronomy 3:5; Deuteronomy 28:52; gallows Esther 5:14; Esther 7:9; gate Jeremiah 51:58; altar Ezekiel 41:22; high things Job 41:26; Ecclesiastes 12:5.
2. exalted in station Ezekiel 21:31; כִּי גָּבֹהַּ מֵעַל גָּבֹהַּ שֹׁמֵר וּגְבֹהִים עֲלֵיהֶם for high one above high one is watching, & the Most High over them Ecclesiastes 5:7 so Ew Zö and others, but Vrss De Now and others higher (earthly), potentates over them.
3. haughty Psalm 138:6; Isaiah 5:15; Isaiah 10:33; 1 Samuel 2:3; גְּבַהּ־עֵינַיִם [H1362 Psalm 101:5]; לֵב ג׳ [H1362 Proverbs 16:5]; רוּחַ ג׳ [H1362 Ecclesiastes 7:8].
4. noun [masculine] loftiness, גִּבֹהַּ קוֺמַתוֺ 1 Samuel 16:7; compare גָּדוֺל 10.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

7:19

Deuteronomy

3:5; 3:5; 28:52; 28:52

1 Samuel

2:3; 9:2; 9:2; 16:7; 16:7

1 Kings

14:23

2 Kings

17:10

Esther

5:14; 7:9

Job

41:26

Psalms

104:18; 138:6; 138:6

Ecclesiastes

5:7; 5:7; 12:5

Isaiah

2:15; 5:15; 10:33; 30:25; 40:9; 57:7

Jeremiah

2:20; 3:6; 17:2; 51:58

Ezekiel

17:22; 17:24; 21:31; 40:2; 41:22

Daniel

8:3; 8:3

Zephaniah

1:16

H1364

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1364 matches the Hebrew גָּבֹהַּ (gāḇōha),
which occurs 37 times in 32 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:19 - And the waters overcame everything on the earth; and all the mountains under heaven were covered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:5 - All these towns had high walls round them with doors and locks; and in addition we took a great number of unwalled towns.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:52

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:52 - Your towns will be shut in by his armies, till your high walls, in which you put your faith, have come down: his armies will be round your towns, through all your land which the Lord your God has given you.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:3 - Say no more words of pride; let not uncontrolled sayings come out of your mouths: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, by him acts are judged.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:2 - He had a son named Saul, a specially good-looking young man; there was no one better-looking among the children of Israel: he was taller by a head than any other of the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:7 - But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:23 - For they made high places and upright stones and wood pillars on every high hill and under every green tree;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:10 - They put up pillars of stone and wood on every high hill and under every green tree:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:14 - Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, Let a pillar, fifty cubits high, be made ready for hanging him, and in the morning get the king to give orders for the hanging of Mordecai: then you will be able to go to the feast with the king with a glad heart. And Haman was pleased with the suggestion, and he had the pillar made.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:9 - Then Harbonah, one of the unsexed servants waiting before the king, said, See, the pillar fifty cubits high, which Haman made for Mordecai, who said a good word for the king, is still in its place in Haman's house. Then the king said, Put him to death by hanging him on it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:34 - Everything which is high goes in fear of him; he is king over all the sons of pride.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:18 - The high hills are a safe place for the mountain goats, and the rocks for the small beasts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:6 - Though the Lord is high, he sees those who are low; and he has knowledge from far off of those who are lifted up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:8 - If you see the poor under a cruel yoke, and law and right being violently overturned in a country, be not surprised, because one authority is keeping watch on another and there are higher than they.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:5 - And he is in fear of that which is high, and danger is in the road, and the tree is white with flower, and the least thing is a weight, and desire is at an end, because man goes to his last resting-place, and those who are sorrowing are in the streets;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:15 - And on every high tower, and on every strong wall;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:15 - And the poor man's head is bent, and the great man goes down on his face, and the eyes of pride are put to shame:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:33 - See, the Lord, the Lord of armies, is cutting off his branches with a great noise, and his strong ones are falling and his high ones are coming down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:25 - And there will be rivers and streams of water on every tall mountain and on every high hill, in the day when great numbers are put to the sword, when the towers come down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:9 - You who give good news to Zion, get up into the high mountain; you who give good news to Jerusalem, let your voice be strong; let it be sounding without fear; say to the towns of Judah, See, your God!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:7 - You have put your bed on a high mountain: there you went up to make your offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:20 - For in the past, your yoke was broken by your hands and your cords parted; and you said, I will not be your servant; for on every high hill and under every branching tree, your behaviour was like that of a loose woman

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:6 - And the Lord said to me in the days of Josiah the king, Have you seen what Israel, turning away from me, has done? She has gone up on every high mountain and under every branching tree, acting like a loose woman there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:2 - Their altars and their wood pillars under every branching tree, on the high hills and the mountains in the field.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:58

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:58 - The Lord of armies has said: The wide walls of Babylon will be completely uncovered and her high doorways will be burned with fire; so peoples keep on working for nothing, and the weariness of nations comes to an end in the smoke.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:22 - This is what the Lord has said: Further, I will take the highest top of the cedar and put it in the earth; cutting off from the highest of his young branches a soft one, I will have it planted on a high and great mountain;

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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 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 40:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:2 - In the visions of God he took me into the land of Israel, and put me down on a very high mountain, on which there was, as it seemed, a building like a town opposite me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:22 - The altar was made of wood, and was three cubits high and two cubits long; it had angles, and its base and sides were of wood; and he said to me, This is the table which is before the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:3 - And lifting up my eyes, I saw, there before the stream, a male sheep with two horns: and the two horns were high, but one was higher than the other, the higher one coming up last.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:16 - A day of sounding the horn and the war-cry against the walled towns and the high towers.
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