The meaning of “גָּבַהּ”
Understanding gâbahh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
exalt, be haughty, be (make) high(-er), lift up, mount up, be proud, raise up great height, upward. - to soar, i.e. be l...
גָּבַהּ
exalt, be haughty, be (make) high(-er), lift up, mount up, be proud, raise up great height, upward. - to soar, i.e. be lofty - figuratively, to be haughty 1) to be high, be exalted 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be high, lofty, tall 1a2) to be exalted 1a3) to be lofty 1a3a) to be lofty (of Jehovah's ways-good sense) 1a3b) to be haughty, be arrogant (bad sense) 1b) (Hiphil) to make high, exalt
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Samuel 10:23 | “And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.” Word: גָּבַהּ (gâbahh) | |
| Job 36:7 | “He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.” Word: גָּבַהּ (gâbahh) | |
| Proverbs 18:12 | “Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.” Word: גָּבַהּ (gâbahh) | |
| Jeremiah 49:16 | “Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord.” Word: גָּבַהּ (gâbahh) | |
| Obadiah 1:4 | “Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord.” Word: גָּבַהּ (gâbahh) |
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