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שָׂגַב H7682

H7682 is the Hebrew word שָׂגַב, transliterated sâgab and said saw-gab'. The King James Version most often renders it high.

Word: שָׂגַבTransliteration: sâgabSaid: saw-gab'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 15 verses

What it means

to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; used literally and figuratively.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

high 4×exalted 2×alone shall be exalted 2×too strong 1×exalteth 1×defend 1×set him on high 1×alone is excellent 1×set up 1×lofty 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: defend, exalt, be excellent, (be, set on) high, lofty, be safe, set up (on high), be too strong.

Verses using שָׂגַב

All 15 verses, quoted in full.

Deuteronomy 2:36 · KJV

From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:

Job 5:11 · KJV

To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.

Job 36:22 · KJV

Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?

Psalm 59:1 · KJV

Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.

Psalm 91:14 · KJV

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

Psalm 107:41 · KJV

Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

Psalm 139:6 · KJV

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

Psalm 148:13 · KJV

Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.

Proverbs 18:11 · KJV

The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.

Isaiah 2:11 · KJV

The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.

Isaiah 2:17 · KJV

And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.

Isaiah 9:11 · KJV

Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;

Isaiah 26:5 · KJV

For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.

Isaiah 30:13 · KJV

Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.

Isaiah 33:5 · KJV

The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7682 mean?

H7682 is the Hebrew word שָׂגַב (sâgab), meaning to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; used literally and figuratively.

How is H7682 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it high (4 times), exalted (2 times), alone shall be exalted (2 times), too strong (1 time), exalteth (1 time), among others.

How many times does H7682 appear in the Bible?

שָׂגַב (sâgab) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7682 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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