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Strong's #1364 - גָּבוֹהַּ

Transliteration

gâbôahh

Phonetics

gaw-bo'-ah, gaw-bo'-ah

Origin

from (H1361)

Parts of Speech

adjective, masculine noun

TWOT

305a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

adj
1. high, exalted
  1. high, tall
  2. high (in position)
  3. proud, haughty
n m
1. loftiness

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 5244 ‑ ὑπερήφανος (hoop‑er‑ay'‑fan‑os); 5308 ‑ ὑψηλός (hoop‑say‑los'); 5247 ‑ ὑπεροχή (hoop‑er‑okh‑ay');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (35)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 2

1 Samuel 4

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

Esther 2

Job 1

Psalms 2

Ecclesiastes 3

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 4

Daniel 3

Zephaniah 1

BSB (40)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 2

1 Samuel 4

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

Esther 2

Job 1

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 5

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 6

Daniel 3

Zephaniah 1

CSB (29)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 2

1 Samuel 3

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

Esther 2

Job 1

Psalms 2

Ecclesiastes 4

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 3

Zephaniah 1

ESV (40)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 2

1 Samuel 4

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

Esther 2

Job 1

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 5

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 6

Daniel 3

Zephaniah 1

KJV (35)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 2

1 Samuel 3

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

Esther 2

Job 1

Psalms 2

Ecclesiastes 3

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 3

Zephaniah 1

LEB (36)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 2

1 Samuel 3

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

Esther 2

Job 1

Psalms 2

Ecclesiastes 4

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 3

Zephaniah 1

LSB (43)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 2

1 Samuel 4

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

Esther 2

Job 1

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 6

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 6

Daniel 4

Zephaniah 1

N95 (40)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 2

1 Samuel 3

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

Esther 2

Job 1

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 6

Isaiah 7

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 6

Daniel 4

Zephaniah 1

NAS (41)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 2

1 Samuel 3

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

Esther 2

Job 1

Psalms 3

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 6

Isaiah 7

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 6

Daniel 4

Zephaniah 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (37)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 2

1 Samuel 4

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

Esther 2

Job 1

Psalms 2

Ecclesiastes 4

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 3

Zephaniah 1

ASV (35)

and against the high 1

and all the high 1

and her high 1

and lofty 1

and the higher 1

and the lofty 1

and there are higher 1

and there shall be upon every lofty 1

and upon every lofty 1

but the haughty 1

everything that is high 1

for one higher 1

for upon every high 1

he was higher 1

high 4

it upon a high 1

of the lofty 1

on a high 1

on every high 1

or on the height 1

proudly 1

so exceeding 1

than the high 1

the high 2

until thy high 1

upon every high 2

upon the high 1

was higher 1

were high 1

with high 1

BSB (40)

a high 3

a superior 1

and bring low 1

and her high 1

and higher still 1

and the longer 1

but the proud 1

high 10

it towered 1

one official 1

or height 1

so proudly 1

taller 1

than a proud 1

the arrogant 1

the haughty 1

the heights 1

the high 5

the lofty ones 1

the one with haughty 1

the tall 1

was longer 1

were long 1

who is proud 1

with high 1

CSB (29)

haughty 1

high 13

long 1

longer 1

official 2

officials 1

so proudly 1

tall 1

taller 1

that is haughty 1

the exalted 1

the haughty 1

the high 3

the longer 1

ESV (40)

arrogant 1

exalted 1

haughty 3

height 1

high 21

high official 1

higher 4

lofty 4

proudly 1

taller 1

towering 1

very 1

KJV (35)

exceeding proudly 1

haughty 1

height 1

high 24

higher 4

higher than the highest 1

lofty 2

proud 1

LEB (36)

a high 4

and her high 1

and the ⌊tall trees⌋ 1

and the longer 1

and there are even higher officials 1

but the proud 1

he was taller 1

heights 1

high 10

official 1

one official 1

the haughty 1

the height of 1

the high 5

the lofty 1

was longer 1

were long 1

with high 1

words 1

your high 1

LSB (43)

exalted 2

exalts 1

haughtiness 1

haughty 1

height 1

high 19

loftier 1

lofty 8

long 1

longer 2

one 1

ones 1

proud 1

proudly 1

taller 1

very 1

N95 (40)

haughtiness 1

high 22

higher 1

lofty 2

long 1

longer 2

official 2

officials 1

one 1

proud 2

proudly 1

taller 1

very 1

which 1

who 1

NAS (41)

arrogance 1

haughty 3

high 23

higher 1

lofty 2

long 1

longer 2

official 2

officials 1

one 1

proud 1

proudly 1

taller 1

very 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (37)

all the high 1

and against the high 1

and her high 1

and lofty 1

and the higher 1

and the lofty 1

but the proud 1

by a higher 1

everything that is high 1

for every lofty 1

for on every high 1

for one official 1

he was higher 1

high 4

it on a high 1

of heights 1

of the arrogant 1

on a high 1

on every high 3

on every lofty 1

on the high 1

or on the height 1

proudly 1

so exceeding 1

that which is high 1

the high 2

until your high 1

was higher 1

were high 1

with high 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1048) b c (גב GB) AC: Lift CO: Back AB: ?: The high arched curve of the back when digging.

A) b c (גב GB) AC: ? CO: Arch AB: ?

N^m/f ) b c (גב GB) - I. Arch:The arch of the back when digging. Also any high arched or convex thing such as the eyebrow, rim of a wheel, locust, etc. [df: Pg]II. Pit:The work of the back of digging a pit or trench. KJV (18): back, eminent place, rings, bodies, bosses, eyebrows, naves, higher place, pit, beam, ditch, locust, den - Strongs: H1354 (גַּב), H1355 (גַּב), H1356 (גֵּב), H1357 (גֵּבָה), H1610 (גַּף)

E) a b c (גבא GBA) AC: Dig CO: Cistern AB: ?: The work of the back of digging a pit for collecting water.

N^m) a b c (גבא GBA) - Cistern: KJV (3): pit, marshes - Strongs: H1360 (גֶּבֶא)

H) e b c (גבה GBH) AC: Lift CO: High AB: ?: From the high arch of the back when digging. Something that is lifted up high. This can be something physical or mental such as pride as the lifting up of the heart.

V) e b c (גבה GBH) - Lift: To lift something up high. KJV (34): (vf: Paal, Hiphil) exalt, up, haughty, higher, high, above, height, proud, upward - Strongs: H1361 (גָּבַהּ)

N^m) e b c (גבה GBH) - High: KJV (4): high, proud - Strongs: H1362 (גָּבֵהַּ)

N^f3) t f e b c (גבהות GBHWT) - Lofty: KJV (2): lofty, loftiness - Strongs: H1365 (גַּבְהוּת)

c^m) e f b c (גבוה GBWH) - High: KJV (37): high, higher, lofty, exceeding, haughty, height, highest, proud, proudly - Strongs: H1364 (גָּבוֹהַּ)

g^m) e b f c (גובה GWBH) - High: KJV (17): height, excellency, haughty, loftiness - Strongs: H1363 (גֹּבַהּ)

J) b f c (גוב GWB) AC: Dig CO: Pit AB: ?

V) b f c (גוב GWB) - Dig: KJV (1): (vf: Paal, Participle) husbandman - Strongs: H1461 (גּוּב)

N^m) b f c (גוב GWB) - I. Pit:As dug out of the ground. [Aramaic only] II. Locust:A digging insect. KJV (12): grasshopper, den - Strongs: H1358 (גֹּב), H1462 (גּוֹב)

L) b c i (יגב YGB) AC: Dig CO: Field AB: ?

V) b c i (יגב YGB) - Dig: KJV (2): (vf: Paal) husbandman - Strongs: H3009 (יָגַב)

N^m) b c i (יגב YGB) - Field: A place plowed/dug for planting crops. KJV (1): field - Strongs: H3010 (יָגֵב)

Adopted Roots:

A2048 H b c (Bald)
A2050 N b c (Lump)
A2051 O b c (Hill)
A2146 B c h (Locust)
A2248 O b k (High, Helmet)
A2463 B c x (Lift, Tower)
A3006 L o b c ()

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

גָּבֹהַּ adjective high, exalted — 1 Samuel 9:2 15t.; גָּבוֺהַּ Psalm 138:6; construct גְּבֹהַּ 1 Samuel 16:7; גְּבַהּ (Ew^{§ 213 d}) Psalm 101:5 3t.; plural גְּבֹהִים Ecclesiastes 5:7 5t.; feminine גְּבֹהָה Deuteronomy 3:5 6t.; plural גְּבֹהוֺת Daniel 8:3 2t.; 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 גבעותהגבהות Jeremiah 17:2; עַלכָּֿלהַֿר גָּבֹהַּ Isaiah 30:25; Jeremiah 3:6; Prayer of Manasseh 1Samuel 9:2; tree גְּבַהּ קוֺמָה 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 שֹׁמֵרוּגְבֹהִים 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; גְּבַהּעֵֿינַיִם Psalm 101:5; לֵב׳ג Proverbs 16:5; רוּחַ׳ג Ecclesiastes 7:8.

4. noun [masculine] loftiness, גִּבֹהַּ קוֺמַתוֺ 1 Samuel 16:7; compare גָּדוֺל 10, p. 153.

List of Word Forms

גְּבֹ֥הַּ גְּבֹה֗וֹת גְּבֹהָ֗ה גְּבֹהָ֣ה גְבֹהִ֖ים גְבֹהָ֔ה גְבֹהָ֖ה גָּבֹ֑הַ גָּבֹ֖הַ גָּבֹ֖הַּ גָּבֹ֗הַ גָּבֹ֗הַּ גָּבֹ֙הַּ֙ גָּבֹ֜הַּ גָּבֹ֣הַּ גָּבֹ֤הַ גָּבֹ֥הַּ גָבֹ֜הַּ גבה גבהה גבהות גבהים הַ֭גְּבֹהִים הַגְּבֹה֣וֹת הַגְּבֹהִ֔ים הַגְּבֹהִ֖ים הַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃ הַשְׁפִּֽיל׃ הגבהות הגבהות׃ הגבהים השפיל׃ וְ֝גָבֹ֗הַּ וְהַ֨גְּבֹהָ֔ה וְהַגְּבֹהִ֖ים וּגְבֹהִ֖ים וגבה וגבהים והגבהה והגבהים מִגָּבֹ֤הַּ מגבה gā·ḇō·ah ḡā·ḇō·ah gā·ḇō·ha gāḇōah ḡāḇōah gāḇōha gaVoah gaVoha gə·ḇō·ah gə·ḇō·hāh ḡə·ḇō·hāh ḡə·ḇō·hîm gə·ḇō·hō·wṯ gəḇōah gəḇōhāh ḡəḇōhāh ḡəḇōhîm gəḇōhōwṯ geVoah gevoHah gevoHim gevoHot hag·gə·ḇō·hîm hag·gə·ḇō·hō·wṯ haggəḇōhîm haggəḇōhōwṯ haggevoHim haggevoHot haš·pîl hashPil hašpîl mig·gā·ḇō·ah miggāḇōah miggaVoah ū·ḡə·ḇō·hîm ūḡəḇōhîm ugevoHim vegaVoah veHaggevoHah vehaggevoHim wə·ḡā·ḇō·ah wə·hag·gə·ḇō·hāh wə·hag·gə·ḇō·hîm wəḡāḇōah wəhaggəḇōhāh wəhaggəḇōhîm