גִּיחַ

gi.achto burst/come outHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb6 occurrences5 books6 verses

Definition

or (shortened) גֹּחַ; a primitive root; to gush forth (as water), generally to issue
Traditional renderings: break forth, labor to bring forth, come forth, draw up, take out.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. Judges 20:33מֵגִ֥יחַ · charged
    So all the men of Israel got up from their places and arrayed themselves at Baal-tamar, and the Israelites in ambush charged from their positions west of Gibeah.
  2. Job 38:8בְּ֝גִיח֗וֹ · when it burst forth
    Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,
  3. Job 40:23יָגִ֖יחַ · surges
    Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
  4. Psalm 22:9גֹחִ֣י · brought me forth
    Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.
  5. Ezekiel 32:2וַתָּ֣גַח · You thrash about
    “Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.’
  6. Micah 4:10וָגֹ֛חִי · in agony
    Writhe in agony, O Daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor. For now you will leave the city and camp in the open fields. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued; there the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies!