The meaning of “גִּיחַ”
Understanding gîyach reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (shortened) גֹּחַ gôach (go'-akh); a primitive root break forth, labor to bring forth, come forth, draw up, take out....
גִּיחַ
or (shortened) גֹּחַ gôach (go'-akh); a primitive root break forth, labor to bring forth, come forth, draw up, take out. - to gush forth (as water), generally to issue 1) to burst forth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to burst forth 1a2) to draw forth 1a3) to bring forth 1b) (Hiphil) to break forth
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Judges 20:33 | “And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Baal–tamar: and the liers in wait of Israel came forth out of their places, even out of the meadows of Gibeah.” Word: גִּיחַ (gîyach) | |
| Job 40:23 | “Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.” Word: גִּיחַ (gîyach) | |
| Psalms 22:9 | “But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts.” Word: גִּיחַ (gîyach) | |
| Ezekiel 32:2 | “Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.” Word: גִּיחַ (gîyach) | |
| Micah 4:10 | “Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the Lord shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.” Word: גִּיחַ (gîyach) |