1363. gobah

Lexicon

gobah: Height, exaltation, pride

Original Word: גֹּבַהּ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: gobahh
Pronunciation: go'-bah
Phonetic Spelling: (go'-bah)
Definition: Height, exaltation, pride
Meaning: elation, grandeur, arrogance

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

excellency, haughty, height, high, loftiness, pride

From gabahh; elation, grandeur, arrogance -- excellency, haughty, height, high, loftiness, pride.

see HEBREW gabahh

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from gabah
Definition
height
NASB Translation
dignity (1), haughtiness (1), haughty (1), height (6), high (2), loftiness (1), lofty (1), pride (1), raised platform (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

גֹּ֫בַהּ noun masculine height — Job 22:12 9t.; suffix גָּבְהוֺ 1 Samuel 17:4 5t.; plural construct גָּבְהֵי Job 11:8; —

1 height, of buildings and trees Ezekiel 1:18; Ezekiel 19:11; Ezekiel 31:10,14; Ezekiel 40:42; Ezekiel 41:8; 2Chronicles 3:4; Amos 2:9; probably also Ezekiel 43:13 (of altar), so ᵐ5 Ew Co for ᵑ0 גַּב (q. v.); of man 1 Samuel 17:4; heaven Job 11:8; Job 22:12 (גבה construct ST:6 of rock).

2 exaltation, grandeur Job 40:10.

3 haughtiness, Jeremiah 48:29; אַף ׳גּ Psalm 10:4; לִֿבּוֺ׳גּ2Chronicles 32:26; רוּחַ ׳גּ Proverbs 16:18.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root גָּבַהּ (gābah), which means "to be high, exalted."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1411 (δύναμις, dynamis): Often translated as "power" or "might," this term can relate to the grandeur or greatness associated with גֹּבַהּ.
• G3174 (μεγαλοπρεπής, megaloprepēs): Meaning "majestic" or "grand," this Greek term aligns with the grandeur aspect of גֹּבַהּ.
• G4128 (πλῆθος, plēthos): While primarily meaning "multitude" or "great number," it can imply greatness or abundance, akin to the grandeur of גֹּבַהּ.
• G5311 (ὕψος, hypsos): Directly related to height or elevation, this term corresponds closely to both the literal and metaphorical uses of גֹּבַהּ, especially in contexts of pride or exaltation.

Usage: The word גֹּבַהּ is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe both literal and figurative heights. It can denote the physical height of objects or people, as well as the metaphorical height of pride or arrogance.

Context: • Physical Height: In some contexts, גֹּבַהּ refers to the literal height of objects or structures. For example, it can describe the height of a building or a tree.
• Metaphorical Height: More frequently, גֹּבַהּ is used metaphorically to describe the elevation of one's spirit or attitude, often in a negative sense. It is associated with pride, arrogance, and haughtiness. This usage is evident in passages where the term is used to critique or condemn those who elevate themselves above others or above God.
• Biblical References: The term appears in various contexts throughout the Hebrew Bible. For instance, in 2 Samuel 22:28, it is used to describe the downfall of the haughty: "You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down." Similarly, in Proverbs 16:18, it is associated with pride leading to destruction: "Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall."

Forms and Transliterations

בְּגָבְהָ֖ם בְּגָבְהֽוֹ׃ בְּגֹ֣בַהּ בְגָבְה֔וֹ בגבה בגבהו בגבהו׃ בגבהם גָּבְה֔וֹ גָּבְה֕וֹ גָּבְה֧וֹ גָּבְהֵ֣י גֹּ֖בַהּ גֹּ֣בַהּ גבה גבהו גבהי וְגֹ֖בַהּ וְגֹ֥בַהּ וְהַגֹּ֖בַהּ וָגֹ֑בַהּ וגבה והגבה כְּגֹ֣בַהּ כְּגֹ֤בַהּ כגבה bə·ḡā·ḇə·hām bə·ḡā·ḇə·hōw ḇə·ḡā·ḇə·hōw bə·ḡō·ḇah bəḡāḇəhām bəḡāḇəhōw ḇəḡāḇəhōw begaveHam begaveHo beGoah bəḡōḇah gā·ḇə·hê gā·ḇə·hōw gāḇəhê gāḇəhōw gaveHei gaveHo gō·ḇah Goah gōḇah kə·ḡō·ḇah keGoah kəḡōḇah vaGoah vegaveHo veGoah vehagGoah wā·ḡō·ḇah wāḡōḇah wə·ḡō·ḇah wə·hag·gō·ḇah wəḡōḇah wəhaggōḇah

Englishman's Concordance

1 Samuel 17:4
HEB: שְׁמ֖וֹ מִגַּ֑ת גָּבְה֕וֹ שֵׁ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת
NAS: from Gath, whose height was six
KJV: of Gath, whose height [was] six
INT: named Gath height was six cubits

2 Chronicles 3:4
HEB: אַמּ֣וֹת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים וְהַגֹּ֖בַהּ מֵאָ֣ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֑ים
NAS: cubits, and the height 120;
KJV: cubits, and the height [was] an hundred
INT: cubits twenty and the height an hundred and twenty

2 Chronicles 32:26
HEB: וַיִּכָּנַ֤ע יְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ בְּגֹ֣בַהּ לִבּ֔וֹ ה֖וּא
NAS: humbled the pride of his heart,
KJV: humbled himself for the pride of his heart,
INT: humbled Hezekiah the pride of his heart he

Job 11:8
HEB: גָּבְהֵ֣י שָׁ֭מַיִם מַה־
NAS: [They are] high as the heavens, what
KJV: [It is] as high as heaven;
INT: high as the heavens what

Job 22:12
HEB: הֲ‍ֽלֹא־ אֱ֭לוֹהַּ גֹּ֣בַהּ שָׁמָ֑יִם וּרְאֵ֤ה
NAS: Is not God [in] the height of heaven?
KJV: [Is] not God in the height of heaven?
INT: is not God the height air advise self

Job 40:10
HEB: נָ֣א גָֽא֣וֹן וָגֹ֑בַהּ וְה֖וֹד וְהָדָ֣ר
NAS: with eminence and dignity, And clothe yourself
KJV: thyself now [with] majesty and excellency; and array
INT: with eminence and dignity honor and majesty

Psalm 10:4
HEB: רָשָׁ֗ע כְּגֹ֣בַהּ אַ֭פּוֹ בַּל־
NAS: The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance,
KJV: The wicked, through the pride of his countenance,
INT: the wicked the haughtiness of his countenance does not

Proverbs 16:18
HEB: וְלִפְנֵ֥י כִ֝שָּׁל֗וֹן גֹּ֣בַהּ רֽוּחַ׃
NAS: destruction, And a haughty spirit
KJV: destruction, and an haughty spirit
INT: before stumbling haughty spirit

Jeremiah 48:29
HEB: גֵּאֶ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד גָּבְה֧וֹ וּגְאוֹנ֛וֹ וְגַאֲוָת֖וֹ
KJV: proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy,
INT: proud he very excellency his pride his arrogance

Ezekiel 1:18
HEB: וְגַ֨בֵּיהֶ֔ן וְגֹ֥בַהּ לָהֶ֖ם וְיִרְאָ֣ה
NAS: As for their rims they were lofty and awesome,
KJV: As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful;
INT: their rims were lofty like and awesome

Ezekiel 19:11
HEB: עֲבֹתִ֑ים וַיֵּרָ֣א בְגָבְה֔וֹ בְּרֹ֖ב דָּלִיֹּתָֽיו׃
NAS: So that it was seen in its height with the mass
KJV: and she appeared in her height with the multitude
INT: the clouds seen height the mass branches

Ezekiel 31:10
HEB: וְרָ֥ם לְבָב֖וֹ בְּגָבְהֽוֹ׃
NAS: is haughty in its loftiness,
KJV: is lifted up in his height;
INT: is haughty heart loftiness

Ezekiel 31:14
HEB: יַעַמְד֧וּ אֵלֵיהֶ֛ם בְּגָבְהָ֖ם כָּל־ שֹׁ֣תֵי
KJV: stand up in their height, all that drink
INT: stand mighty their height have all their well-watered

Ezekiel 40:42
HEB: אַחַת֙ וָחֵ֔צִי וְגֹ֖בַהּ אַמָּ֣ה אֶחָ֑ת
NAS: cubit high, on which they lay
KJV: cubit high: whereupon also they laid
INT: and one half high cubit and one

Ezekiel 41:8
HEB: וְרָאִ֧יתִי לַבַּ֛יִת גֹּ֖בַהּ סָבִ֣יב ׀ סָבִ֑יב
NAS: also that the house had a raised platform all
KJV: I saw also the height of the house
INT: saw the house raised all around

Amos 2:9
HEB: מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר כְּגֹ֤בַהּ אֲרָזִים֙ גָּבְה֔וֹ
NAS: before them, Though his height [was] like the height
KJV: before them, whose height [was] like the height
INT: before them height of cedars the height

Amos 2:9
HEB: כְּגֹ֤בַהּ אֲרָזִים֙ גָּבְה֔וֹ וְחָסֹ֥ן ה֖וּא
NAS: them, Though his height [was] like the height of cedars
KJV: them, whose height [was] like the height of the cedars,
INT: height of cedars the height and he strong he

17 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1363
17 Occurrences

bə·ḡā·ḇə·hām — 1 Occ.
bə·ḡā·ḇə·hōw — 1 Occ.
bə·ḡō·ḇah — 1 Occ.
gā·ḇə·hê — 1 Occ.
gā·ḇə·hōw — 3 Occ.
gō·ḇah — 3 Occ.
kə·ḡō·ḇah — 2 Occ.
wā·ḡō·ḇah — 1 Occ.
ḇə·ḡā·ḇə·hōw — 1 Occ.
wə·ḡō·ḇah — 2 Occ.
wə·hag·gō·ḇah — 1 Occ.