גֹּ֫בַהּ

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hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine17 occurrences8 books16 verses

Definition

from H1361; elation, grandeur, arrogance
Traditional renderings: excellency, haughty, height, high, loftiness, pride.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders גֹּ֫בַהּ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

17 total
  1. 1 Samuel 17:4גָּבְה֕וֹ · in height
    Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,
  2. 2 Chronicles 3:4וְהַגֹּ֖בַהּ · high
    The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.
  3. 2 Chronicles 32:26בְּגֹ֣בַהּ · the pride
    Then Hezekiah humbled the pride of his heart—he and the people of Jerusalem—so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them during the days of Hezekiah.
  4. Job 11:8גָּבְהֵ֣י · They are higher
    They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?
  5. Job 22:12גֹּ֣בַהּ · as high
    Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!
  6. Job 40:10וָגֹ֑בַהּ · and splendor
    Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
  7. Psalm 10:4כְּגֹ֣בַהּ · In his pride
    In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
  8. Proverbs 16:18גֹּ֣בַהּ · and a haughty
    Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
  9. Jeremiah 48:29גָּבְה֧וֹ · [and] conceit
    We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart.
  10. Ezekiel 1:18וְגֹ֥בַהּ · were high
    Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around.
  11. Ezekiel 19:11בְגָבְה֔וֹ · for its height
    It had strong branches, fit for a ruler’s scepter. It towered high above the thick branches, conspicuous for its height and for its dense foliage.
  12. Ezekiel 31:10בְּגָבְהֽוֹ׃ · on account of its height
    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Since it became great in height and set its top among the clouds, and it grew proud on account of its height,
  13. Ezekiel 31:14בְּגָבְהָ֖ם · in height
    This happened so that no other trees by the waters would become great in height and set their tops among the clouds, and no other well-watered trees would reach them in height. For they have all been consigned to death, to the depths of the earth, among the mortals who descend to the Pit.’
  14. Ezekiel 40:42וְגֹ֖בַהּ · high
    There were also four tables of dressed stone for the burnt offering, each a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit high. On these were placed the utensils used to slaughter the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices.
  15. Ezekiel 41:8גֹּ֖בַהּ · had a raised base
    I saw that the temple had a raised base all around it, forming the foundation of the side rooms. It was the full length of a rod, six long cubits.
  16. Amos 2:9כְּגֹ֤בַהּ · his height; גָּבְה֔וֹ · was like that of
    Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.