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גִּיחַ H1518
H1518 is the Hebrew word גִּיחַ, transliterated gîyach and said ghee'-akh. The King James Version most often renders it came forth.
What it means
to gush forth (as water), generally to issue.
Where it comes from
or (shortened) גֹּחַ; a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: break forth, labor to bring forth, come forth, draw up, take out.
Verses using גִּיחַ
All 6 verses, quoted in full.
Judges 20:33 · KJV
And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Baaltamar: and the liers in wait of Israel came forth out of their places, even out of the meadows of Gibeah.
Job 38:8 · KJV
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
Job 40:23 · KJV
Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
Psalm 22:9 · KJV
But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts.
Ezekiel 32:2 · KJV
Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.
Micah 4:10 · KJV
Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1518 mean?
H1518 is the Hebrew word גִּיחַ (gîyach), meaning to gush forth (as water), generally to issue.
How is H1518 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it came forth (1 time), brake forth (1 time), can draw up (1 time), art he that took (1 time), camest forth (1 time), among others.
How many times does H1518 appear in the Bible?
גִּיחַ (gîyach) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1518 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or (shortened) גֹּחַ; a primitive root.
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