Strong's Lexicon gava: To expire, die, perish, breathe one's last Original Word: גָּוַע Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for "gava" is ἐκψύχω (ekpsucho), which also means to expire or to breathe one's last. Usage: The Hebrew verb "gava" primarily means to expire or to die. It is often used in the context of describing the death of individuals, emphasizing the act of breathing one's last breath. The term conveys the finality of life and the transition from life to death. It is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote the physical death of a person, often in a peaceful or natural manner. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, death was viewed as a natural part of life, and the act of dying was often described with terms that emphasized the cessation of breath. The concept of "gava" reflects the understanding of life as being sustained by breath, a view that is consistent with the creation narrative where God breathes life into Adam (Genesis 2:7). The use of "gava" in the Hebrew Bible often highlights the mortality of humans and the sovereignty of God over life and death. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to expire, perish, die NASB Translation breathed his last (4), die (5), died (2), expire (2), expires (1), perish (6), perished (4). Brown-Driver-Briggs גָּוַע verb expire perish, die (compare Arabic  be empty, hungry) — Qal Perfect גָּוַע Numbers 20:29; Joshua 22:20 גָּוָ֑עוּ Lamentations 1:19 גָּוַעְנוּ Numbers 17:27; Numbers 20:3; Imperfect יִגְוַע Job 34:15, יִגְוָ֑ע Genesis 6:17, יִגְוְעוּ Job 36:12, יִגְוָע֑וּ Zechariah 13:8, יִגְוָע֑וּן Psalm 104:28 etc.; Infinitive construct גְּוַע Numbers 20:3 גְּוֺעַ Numbers 17:28; Participle גֹּוֵעַ Psalm 88:16; — expire and die, only P & poetry; וימת ׳ג Genesis 25:8,17; Genesis 35:29 (all P); "" מות Job 3:11; Job 14:10 compare Numbers 17:28 (P); "" אבד Numbers 17:27 we expire, we perish (P); "" עָנִי Psalm 88:15 (progressive parall.) distressed and about to die; "" יאסף אל אבותיו Genesis 49:33; "" עלעֿפר ישׁוב Job 34:15 compare Psalm 104:29; "" יִכָּֽרְתוּ Zechariah 13:8; absolute, both prose and (especially) poetry Numbers 20:3 (twice in verse); Numbers 20:29; Joshua 22:20; Genesis 6:17; Genesis 7:21 (all P) Job 10:13; Job 13:19; Job 27:5; Job 36:12; Lamentations 1:19; Job 29:18 עִםקִֿנִּי אגוע with my nest shall I die, i.e. in full possession of what is mine, compare Di. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance die, be dead, give up the ghost, perish A primitive root; to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire -- die, be dead, give up the ghost, perish. Forms and Transliterations אֶ֝גְוַ֗ע אֶגְוָ֑ע אגוע בִּגְוַ֥ע בגוע גָּוַ֛עְנוּ גָּוָ֑עוּ גָוַ֖ע גָוַ֛עְנוּ גוע גועו גוענו וְ֝יִגְוְע֗וּ וְאֶגְוָֽע׃ וְגֹוֵ֣עַ וַיִּגְוַ֖ע וַיִּגְוַ֞ע וַיִּגְוַ֣ע וַיִּגְוַ֨ע ואגוע׃ וגוע ויגוע ויגועו יִגְוַ֣ע יִגְוָ֑עוּ יִגְוָֽע׃ יִגְוָע֑וּן יגוע יגוע׃ יגועו יגועון לִגְוֹֽעַ׃ לגוע׃ ’eḡ·wa‘ ’eḡ·wā‘ ’eḡwa‘ ’eḡwā‘ biḡ·wa‘ bigVa biḡwa‘ egVa ḡā·wa‘ gā·wa‘·nū ḡā·wa‘·nū gā·wā·‘ū gaVa gaVanu gaVau ḡāwa‘ gāwa‘nū ḡāwa‘nū gāwā‘ū liḡ·wō·a‘ ligVoa liḡwōa‘ vaiyigVa veegVa vegoyEa veyigveU way·yiḡ·wa‘ wayyiḡwa‘ wə’eḡwā‘ wə·’eḡ·wā‘ wə·ḡō·wê·a‘ wə·yiḡ·wə·‘ū wəḡōwêa‘ wəyiḡwə‘ū yiḡ·wa‘ yiḡ·wā‘ yiḡ·wā·‘ū yiḡ·wā·‘ūn yigVa yigVau yigvaUn yiḡwa‘ yiḡwā‘ yiḡwā‘ū yiḡwā‘ūnLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 6:17 HEB: אֲשֶׁר־ בָּאָ֖רֶץ יִגְוָֽע׃ NAS: that is on the earth shall perish. KJV: that [is] in the earth shall die. INT: which the earth shall perish Genesis 7:21 Genesis 25:8 Genesis 25:17 Genesis 35:29 Genesis 49:33 Numbers 17:12 Numbers 17:13 Numbers 20:3 Numbers 20:3 Numbers 20:29 Joshua 22:20 Job 3:11 Job 10:18 Job 13:19 Job 14:10 Job 27:5 Job 29:18 Job 34:15 Job 36:12 Psalm 88:15 Psalm 104:29 Lamentations 1:19 Zechariah 13:8 24 Occurrences |
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