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גָּבֹהַּ H1364
H1364 is the Hebrew word גָּבֹהַּ, transliterated gâbôahh and said gaw-bo'-ah. The King James Version most often renders it high.
What it means
elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant.
Where it comes from
or גָּבוֹהַּ; (fully) from H1361 (גָּבַהּ).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 36 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: haughty, height, high(-er), lofty, proud, [idiom] exceeding proudly.
Verses using גָּבֹהַּ
All 31 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 7:19 · KJV
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
Deuteronomy 3:5 · KJV
All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.
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.
1 Samuel 2:3 · KJV
Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
1 Samuel 9:2 · KJV
And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.
1 Samuel 16:7 · KJV
But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
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.
2 Kings 17:10 · KJV
And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:
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.
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.
Job 41:34 · KJV
He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.
Psalm 104:18 · KJV
The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
Psalm 138:6 · KJV
Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
Ecclesiastes 5:8 · KJV
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
Ecclesiastes 12:5 · KJV
Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
Isaiah 2:15 · KJV
And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,
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:
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.
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.
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!
Isaiah 57:7 · KJV
Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.
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.
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.
Jeremiah 17:2 · KJV
Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high 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.
Ezekiel 17:22 · KJV
Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent:
Ezekiel 17:24 · KJV
And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.
Ezekiel 40:2 · KJV
In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south.
Ezekiel 41:22 · KJV
The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before the LORD.
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.
Zephaniah 1:16 · KJV
A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1364 mean?
H1364 is the Hebrew word גָּבֹהַּ (gâbôahh), meaning elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant.
How is H1364 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it high (15 times), every high (6 times), higher (5 times), lofty (2 times), until thy high (1 time), among others.
How many times does H1364 appear in the Bible?
גָּבֹהַּ (gâbôahh) is tagged in 31 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1364 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or גָּבוֹהַּ; (fully) from H1361 (גָּבַהּ).
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