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Hebrew adjective · H1364

גָּבֹהַּ

gaboahhgaw-bo'-ah

high

41 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: gâbôahh

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H1364is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 15 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 33
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H1364

elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant

The King James renders it: haughty, height, high(-er), lofty, proud, [idiom] exceeding proudly.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

gaboahh is rendered "high". It stands 41 times in the Hebrew text, across fifteen books.

  • Six of the uses stand in Isaiah, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 7:19Finally, the waters completely inundated the earth, so that all the high mountains under all the heavens were covered.
  • The Greek text spells it thirty-three different ways.

The first use

Finally, the waters completely inundated the earth, so that all the high mountains under all the heavens were covered.

Genesis 7:19הַגְּבֹהִ֔ים

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

The word stands in fifteen of the 39 Old Testament books.

The other 24 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • high16
  • the high6
  • a high2
  • haughty2
  • haughty of2
  • tall2
  • and high1
  • and proud1
  • and tall of1
  • and the exalted1
  • and the high1
  • and the tall1

and 5 more, 41 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

גָּבַהּgabahhto exultUses34
גָּבַרgabarto prevailUses25
גָּבַלgabalto borderUses5
גָּבִישׁgabishcrystalUses1
גָּבָהּgabahhhighUsesnot recorded

All 41, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

33 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • גָּבֹ֙הַּ֙3
  • גְבֹהָ֔ה3
  • גָּבֹ֗הַ2
  • גָּבֹ֖הַּ2
  • גְּבֹהָ֣ה2
  • הַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃2
  • גְּבֹ֥הַּ1
  • גָבֹ֜הַּ1
  • גָּבֹ֑הַ1
  • גָּבֹ֤הַ1
  • גָּבֹ֖הַ1
  • גָּבֹ֥הַּ1

and 21 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • adjective · masculine singular15HAamsa
  • adjective · feminine singular7HAafsa
  • adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)3HAamsc
  • the definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine plural3HTd/Aafpa
  • the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine plural3HTd/Aampa
  • adjective · feminine plural1HAafpa
  • adjective · masculine plural1HAampa
  • conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural1HC/Aampa
  • conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular1HC/Aamsa
  • conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1HC/Aamsc
  • conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine singular1HC/Td/Aafsa
  • conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine plural1HC/Td/Aampa

Genesis

one use
  • Finally, the waters completely inundated the earth, so that all the high mountains under all the heavens were covered.

    Genesis 7:19

    • הַגְּבֹהִ֔יםhagevohimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluraltagged: the high

Deuteronomy

two uses
  • All these cities were fortified with high walls and gates and bars, and there were many more unwalled villages.

    Deuteronomy 3:5

    • גְבֹהָ֖הgevohahadjective · feminine singulartagged: high
  • They will besiege all the cities throughout your land, until the high and fortified walls in which you trust have fallen. They will besiege all your cities throughout the land that the LORD your God has given you.

    Deuteronomy 28:52

    • הַגְּבֹה֣וֹתhagevohotthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine pluraltagged: the high

1 Samuel

four uses
  • Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.

    1 Samuel 2:3

    • גְּבֹהָ֣הgevohahadjective · feminine singulartagged: haughty
    • גְבֹהָ֔הgevohahadjective · feminine singulartagged: haughty
  • And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people.

    1 Samuel 9:2

    • גָּבֹ֖הַּgavoahadjective · masculine singulartagged: tall
  • But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”

    1 Samuel 16:7

    • גְּבֹ֥הַּgevoahadjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: height of

1 Kings

one use
  • They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

    1 Kings 14:23

    • גְבֹהָ֔הgevohahadjective · feminine singulartagged: high

2 Kings

one use
  • They set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

    2 Kings 17:10

    • גְבֹהָ֔הgevohahadjective · feminine singulartagged: high

Esther

two uses
  • His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed.

    Esther 5:14

    • גָּבֹ֣הַּgavoahadjective · masculine singulartagged: high
  • Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said: “There is a gallows fifty cubits high at Haman’s house. He had it built for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.” “Hang him on it!” declared the king.

    Esther 7:9

    • גָּבֹ֖הַּgavoahadjective · masculine singulartagged: high

Job

one use
  • He looks down on all the haughty; he is king over all the proud.”

    Job 41:34

    • גָּבֹ֥הַּgavoahadjective · masculine singulartagged: exalted

Psalms

three uses
  • Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.

    Psalms 101:5

    • גְּֽבַהּ־gevah-adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: haughty of
  • The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.

    Psalms 104:18

    • הַ֭גְּבֹהִיםhagevohimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluraltagged: the high
  • Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.

    Psalms 138:6

    • וְ֝גָבֹ֗הַּvegavoahconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singulartagged: and proud

Proverbs

one use
  • Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.

    Proverbs 16:5

    • גְּבַהּ־gevah-adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: haughty of

Ecclesiastes

five uses
  • If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.

    Ecclesiastes 5:8

    • גָבֹ֜הַּgavoahadjective · masculine singulartagged: a high
    • גָּבֹ֙הַּ֙gavoahadjective · masculine singulartagged: a high
    • וּגְבֹהִ֖יםugevohimconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine pluraltagged: and high
  • The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.

    Ecclesiastes 7:8

    • מִגְּבַהּ־migevah-preposition + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: more than a proud of
  • when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels—for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.

    Ecclesiastes 12:5

    • מִגָּבֹ֤הַּmigavoahpreposition + adjective · masculine singulartagged: from a high

Isaiah

six uses
  • against every high tower, against every fortified wall,

    Isaiah 2:15

    • גָּבֹ֑הַgavohaadjective · masculine singulartagged: high
  • So mankind will be brought low, and each man humbled; the arrogant will lower their eyes.

    Isaiah 5:15

    • גְבֹהִ֖יםgevohimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: proud
  • Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled.

    Isaiah 10:33

    • וְהַגְּבֹהִ֖יםvehagevohimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluraltagged: and the tall
  • And from every high mountain and every raised hill, streams of water will flow in the day of great slaughter, when the towers fall.

    Isaiah 30:25

    • גָּבֹ֗הַgavohaadjective · masculine singulartagged: high
  • Go up on a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news. Raise your voice loudly, O Jerusalem, herald of good news. Lift it up, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”

    Isaiah 40:9

    • גָּבֹ֤הַgavohaadjective · masculine singulartagged: high
  • On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifices.

    Isaiah 57:7

    • גָּבֹ֙הַּ֙gavoahadjective · masculine singulartagged: high

Jeremiah

four uses
  • “For long ago you broke your yoke and tore off your chains, saying, ‘I will not serve!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down as a prostitute.

    Jeremiah 2:20

    • גְּבֹהָ֗הgevohahadjective · feminine singulartagged: high
  • Now in the days of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every green tree to prostitute herself there.

    Jeremiah 3:6

    • גָּבֹ֗הַּgavoahadjective · masculine singulartagged: high
  • Even their children remember their altars and Asherah poles by the green trees and on the high hills.

    Jeremiah 17:2

    • הַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃hagevohotthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine pluraltagged: the high
  • This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Babylon’s thick walls will be leveled, and her high gates consumed by fire. So the labor of the people will be for nothing; the nations will exhaust themselves to fuel the flames.”

    Jeremiah 51:58

    • הַגְּבֹהִ֖יםhagevohimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluraltagged: the high

Ezekiel

six uses
  • This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take a shoot from the lofty top of the cedar, and I will set it out. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.

    Ezekiel 17:22

    • גָּבֹ֖הַgavohaadjective · masculine singulartagged: high
  • Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”

    Ezekiel 17:24

    • גָּבֹ֗הַgavohaadjective · masculine singulartagged: tall
  • This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban, and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are: Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted.

    Ezekiel 21:26

    • וְהַגָּבֹ֖הַvehagavohaconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singulartagged: and the exalted
  • Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.

    Ezekiel 31:3

    • וּגְבַ֣הּugevahconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and tall of
  • In visions of God He took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose southern slope was a structure that resembled a city.

    Ezekiel 40:2

    • גָּבֹ֙הַּ֙gavoahadjective · masculine singulartagged: high
  • There was an altar of wood three cubits high and two cubits square. Its corners, base, and sides were of wood. And the man told me, “This is the table that is before the LORD.”

    Ezekiel 41:22

    • גָּבֹ֜הַּgavoahadjective · masculine singulartagged: high

Daniel

three uses
  • Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later.

    Daniel 8:3

    • גְּבֹה֗וֹתgevohotadjective · feminine pluraltagged: high
    • גְּבֹהָ֣הgevohahadjective · feminine singulartagged: high
    • וְהַ֨גְּבֹהָ֔הvehagevohahconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine singulartagged: and the high

Zephaniah

one use
  • a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers.

    Zephaniah 1:16

    • הַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃hagevohotthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine pluraltagged: the high

The letters

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

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Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESH gloss (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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