Strong's Lexicon

H1362

H1362 — גָּבָהּ

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewgabahhadjectiveOccurrences: 4TWOT: 305

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H1362
Word:גָּבָהּ
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:from H1361
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:4
Transliteration:gabahh
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:gaw-bawh'
Meaning:1. lofty (literally or figuratively)
KJV Renderings:high, proud.

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גָּבֹהַּ adjective high, exalted1Sam 9:2 + 15 t.; גָּבוֺהַּ Ps 138:6 construct גְּבֹהַּ 1Sam 16:7 גְּבַהּ (Ew§ 213 d) Ps 101:5 + 3 t.; plural גְּבֹהִים Eccl 5:7 + 5 t.; feminine גְּבֹהָה Deut 3:5 + 6 t.; plural גְּבֹהוֺת Dan 8:3 + 2 t.; גְּבֹהֹת Deut 28:52

1. high, lofty, tall, e.g. tree Ezek 17:24, tower Isa 2:15; Zeph 1:16, mountain Gen 7:19; Ps 104:18; Isa 40:9; Isa 57:7; Ezek 17:22 ; Ezek 40:2 compare phrases על כל גבעה גבהה upon every high hill 1Kgs 14:23 ; 2Kgs 17:10; Jer 2:20 על גבעות הגבהות Jer 17:2 עַלכָּֿלהַֿר גָּבֹהַּ Isa 30:25; Jer 3:6 man 1Sam 9:2 tree גְּבַהּ קוֺמָה Ezek 31:3 horns Dan 8:3 walls Deut 3:5; Deut 28:52 gallows Esth 5:14 ; Esth 7:9 gate Jer 51:58 altar Ezek 41:22 high things Job 41:26; Eccl 12:5.
2. exalted in station Ezek 21:31 כִּי גָּבֹהַּ מֵעַל גָּבֹהַּ שֹׁמֵר וּגְבֹהִים עֲלֵיהֶם for high one above high one is watching, & the Most High over them Eccl 5:7 so Ew and others, but Vrss De Now and others higher (earthly), potentates over them.
3. haughty Ps 138:6; Isa 5:15; Isa 10:33; 1Sam 2:3 גְּבַהּעֵֿינַיִם Ps 101:5 לֵב ׳ ג Prov 16:5 רוּחַ ׳ ג Eccl 7:8.
4. noun [masculine] loftiness, גִּבֹהַּ קוֺמַתוֺ 1Sam 16:7 compare גָּדוֺל 10, p. 153.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

גבוה;גבה (gah-voh’ah)

Genesis 7:39

EHCC: all the Aigh hills, .

Deuteronomy 3:5

KJV: All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.
EHCC: cities (were) fenced with high walls,

Deuteronomy 28:52

KJV: And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the Lord thy God hath given thee.
EHCC: until thy high and fenced walls

Deuteronomy 9:2

KJV: A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak!
EHCC: higher than any (lit. high before)

Deuteronomy 16:7

KJV: And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents.
EHCC: or on the height of bis stature ;

1 Kings 14:23

KJV: For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.images: or, standing images, or, statues
EHCC: 0n every high hill,

2 Kings 17:10

KJV: And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:images: Heb. statues
EHCC: groves in every Aigh hill,

Esther 5:14

KJV: Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.gallows: Heb. tree
EHCC: 2 gallows be made of fifty cubits high,

Esther 7:9

KJV: And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.gallows: Heb. tree
EHCC: the gallows fifty cubits Aigh,

Job 41:34

KJV: He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.
EHCC: (26). He beholdeth all high (things):

Psalms 104:18

KJV: The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
EHCC: The Aigh hills (are) a refige

Psalms 138:6

KJV: Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
EHCC: 4ל. the proud he knoweth off,

Isaiah 2:15

KJV: And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,
EHCC: upon every high tower,

Isaiah 5:15

KJV: And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:
EHCC: the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:

Isaiah 10:33

KJV: Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled.
EHCC: and the haughty shall be humbled,

Isaiah 30:25

KJV: And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.high hill: Heb. lifted up, etc
EHCC: upon every Aigh mountain,

Isaiah 40:9

KJV: O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!O Zion…: or, O thou that tellest good tidings to ZionO Jerusalem…: or, O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem
EHCC: -get thee up into the Aigh mountain ;

Isaiah 57:7

KJV: Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.
EHCC: pon a lohy and high mountain .

Jeremiah 2:20

KJV: For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.transgress: or, serve
EHCC: when upon every high hill

Jeremiah 3:6

KJV: The Lord said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.
EHCC: upon every Aigh mountain

Jeremiah 17:2

KJV: Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.
EHCC: by the green trees upon the Aigh hills.

Jeremiah 51:58

KJV: Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.The broad…: or, The walls of broad Babylonbroken: or, made naked
EHCC: her Aigh gates shall be burned.

Jeremiah 21:26

EHCC: (31).and (him that is) Aigh.

Jeremiah 40:2

KJV: And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.
EHCC: upon avery high mountain,

Daniel 8:3

KJV: Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.the other: Heb. the second
EHCC: the two borns (were) high;

Zephaniah 1:16

KJV: A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.
EHCC: against the high towers.
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