Strong's Lexicon

H1898

H1898 — הָגָה

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

Hebrewhagahverb-stemOccurrences: 3TWOT: 468

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H1898
Word:הָגָה
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:3
Transliteration:hagah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:haw-gaw'
Meaning:1. to remove
KJV Renderings:stay, stay away.

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II. הָגָה verb remove (Thes compare יגה) —

Qal Perfect הָגָה Isa 27:8 (Di reads הָגָהּ); Infinitive absolute הָגוֺ Prov 25:4; Prov 25:5הָגוֺ סִיגִים מִכָּ֑סֶף Prov 25:4 remove (literally a removing) dross from silver ; as simile of following הָגוֺ רָשָׁע לִפְנֵי מֶלֶךְ Prov 25:5 remove (the) wicked before a king; הָגָה בְּרוּחוֺ הַקָּשָׁה Isa 27:8, according to Di (see above) he (׳ י) hath removed her (i.e. sent into exile; his people under figure of faithless wife) by his harsh wind; so translates also Ew Che (he scared her away) Brd RV VB ; De follows ᵑ0 , regards as elliptical relative clause, and renders by participle, 'sichtend (i.e. sifting, winnowing) heftigen Hauches,' but conjectures הָגֹה (Infinitive absolute)


Other Resources

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

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