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Lexicon :: Strong's H1478 - gāvaʿ

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גָּוַע
Transliteration
gāvaʿ
Pronunciation
gaw-vah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 328

Strong’s Definitions

גָּוַע gâvaʻ, gaw-vah'; a primitive root; to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire:—die, be dead, give up the ghost, perish.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's H1478 in the following manner: die (12x), give up the ghost (9x), dead (1x), perish (2x), dead (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's H1478 in the following manner: die (12x), give up the ghost (9x), dead (1x), perish (2x), dead (1x).

  1. to expire, die, perish, give up the ghost, yield up the ghost, be dead, be ready to die

    1. (Qal) to expire, die, be about to die

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גָּוַע gâvaʻ, gaw-vah'; a primitive root; to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire:—die, be dead, give up the ghost, perish.
STRONGS H1478: Abbreviations
† גָּוַע verb expire perish, die (compare Arabic bdb015707 be empty, hungry) —
Qal Perfect גָּוַע Numbers 20:29; Joshua 22:20 גָּוָ֑עוּ Lamentations 1:19 גָּוַעְנוּ Numbers 17:27; Numbers 20:3; Imperfect יִגְוַע Job 34:15, יִגְוָ֑ע Genesis 6:17, יִגְוְעוּ Job 36:12, יִגְוָע֑וּ Zechariah 13:8, יִגְוָע֑וּן Psalm 104:28 etc.; Infinitive construct גְּוַע Numbers 20:3 גְּוֺעַ Numbers 17:28; Participle גֹּוֵעַ Psalm 88:16; — expire and die, only P & poetry; וימת ג׳ Genesis 25:8, 17; Genesis 35:29 (all P); || מות Job 3:11; Job 14:10 compare Numbers 17:28 (P); || אבד Numbers 17:27 we expire, we perish (P); || עָנִי Psalm 88:15 (progressive parall.) distressed and about to die; || יאסף אל אבותיו Genesis 49:33; || על־עפר ישׁוב Job 34:15 compare Psalm 104:29; || יִכָּֽרְתוּ Zechariah 13:8; absolute, both prose and (especially) poetry Numbers 20:3 (twice in verse); Numbers 20:29; Joshua 22:20; Genesis 6:17; Genesis 7:21 (all P) Job 10:13; Job 13:19; Job 27:5; Job 36:12; Lamentations 1:19; Job 29:18 עִם־קִנִּי אגוע with my nest shall I die, i.e. in full possession of what is mine, compare Di.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

6:17; 6:17; 7:21; 25:8; 25:17; 35:29; 49:33

Numbers

20:3; 20:3; 20:3; 20:29; 20:29

Joshua

22:20; 22:20

Job

3:11; 10:13; 13:19; 14:10; 27:5; 29:18; 34:15; 34:15; 36:12; 36:12

Psalms

88:15; 88:16; 104:28; 104:29

Lamentations

1:19; 1:19

Zechariah

13:8; 13:8

H1478

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1478 matches the Hebrew גָּוַע (gāvaʿ),
which occurs 24 times in 23 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:17 - “As for Me, behold I am bringing the flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is on the earth shall breathe H1478 its last H1478.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:21 - And all flesh that [fn]moved on the earth breathed H1478 its last H1478, that is birds and cattle and beasts and every swarming thing that swarms upon the earth, as well as all mankind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:8 - And Abraham breathed H1478 his last H1478 and died in a good old age, an old man and full of days; and he was gathered to his people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:17 - These are the years of the life of Ishmael, 137 years; and he breathed H1478 his last H1478 and died and was gathered to his people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:29 - And Isaac breathed H1478 his last H1478 and died and was gathered to his people, an old man and full of days; and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:33 - So Jacob finished commanding his sons. And he drew his feet into the bed and breathed H1478 his last H1478 and was gathered to his people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:12 -

Then the sons of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Behold, we are breathing H1478 our H1478 last H1478 breath H1478, we are perishing, we are all perishing!

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:13 - “Everyone who comes near, who comes near to the tabernacle of Yahweh, must die. Are we to breathe H1478 our H1478 utter last H1478?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:3 - The people thus contended with Moses and spoke, saying, “If only we had breathed H1478 our H1478 last H1478 when our brothers breathed H1478 their H1478 last H1478 before Yahweh!

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:29 - So all the congregation saw that Aaron breathed H1478 his last H1478, and all the house of Israel wept for Aaron thirty days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 22:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:20 - ‘Did not Achan the son of Zerah act unfaithfully in the things devoted to destruction, and indignation fall on all the congregation of Israel? But he was not the only man to breathe H1478 his last H1478 in his iniquity.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:11 -

“Why did I not die from the womb,

Come forth from the womb and breathe H1478 my last H1478?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:18 -

‘Why then have You brought me out of the womb?

Would that I had breathed H1478 my last H1478 and no eye had seen me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:19 -

“Who will contend with me?

For now I am silent and will breathe H1478 my last H1478.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:10 -

“But man dies and lies prostrate.

Man breathes H1478 his last H1478, and where is he?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:5 -

“Far be it from me that I should declare you right;

Till I breathe H1478 my last H1478 I will not remove my integrity from me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:18 -

“Then I [fn]said, ‘I will breathe H1478 my last H1478 [fn]in my nest,

And I shall multiply my days as the sand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:15 -

All flesh would breathe H1478 its last H1478 together,

And man would return to dust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:12 -

“But if they do not hear, they shall pass away by a weapon

And they will breathe H1478 their last H1478 without knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 88:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:15 -

I have been afflicted and about to breathe H1478 my last H1478 from my youth on;

I bear Your terrors; I am [fn]overcome.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:29 -

You hide Your face, they are dismayed;

You take away their [fn]spirit, they breathe H1478 their last H1478

And return to their dust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:19 -

Qoph

“I called to my lovers, but they deceived me;

My priests and my elders breathed H1478 their last H1478 in the city

While they sought food for themselves in order to restore their souls.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:8 -

“And it will be in all the land,”

Declares Yahweh,

“That two parts in it will be cut off and breathe H1478 their last H1478;

But the third will be left in it.

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