1518. giach

Lexicon

giach: To burst forth, to break out, to gush

Original Word: גּיחַ
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: giyach
Pronunciation: ghee'-akh
Phonetic Spelling: (ghee'-akh)
Definition: To burst forth, to break out, to gush
Meaning: to gush forth, to issue

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

break forth, labor to bring forth, come forth, draw up, take out

Or (shortened) goach {go'-akh}; a primitive root; to gush forth (as water), generally to issue -- break forth, labor to bring forth, come forth, draw up, take out.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to burst forth
NASB Translation
broke (1), brought me forth (1), burst forth (1), bursting forth (1), give birth (1), labor to give birth (1), rushes (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[גִּיחַ, גּוּחַ] verb burst forth (compare Nö^{ZMG 1883, 538}; Late Hebrew id., Aramaic id., and ; Ethiopic break forth, of light, etc.) —

Qal Imperfect יָגִיחַ Job 40:23, masculine singular וַתָּ֫גַח Ezekiel 32:2; Imperative feminine singular גֹּ֫חִי Micah 4:10; Infinitive suffix (בְּ)גִיחו Job 38:8; Participle suffix גֹּחִ֫י Psalm 22:10 (but compare below); —

1 intransitive burst forth, of dashing river (a very Jordan) Job 40:23; of sea figurative as babe from womb Job 38:8, compare

2 transitive

a. draw forth from womb (subject ׳י) Psalm 22:10 (where read גָּחִ֫י participle from גּוּחַ, or regard גֹּחִי as metaplastic, as if from ג֗֗֗חח? see De & Che^{critical note}) compare Psalm 71:6; also

b. thrust forth, bring forth, rather 'break forth (with that which is to be born),' figurative of travail, applied to Jerusalem in distress Micah 4:10 (compare Sta^{§ 599 b} Kö^{i. 505}); burst forth with rivers (figurative of Pharaoh under image of תַּנִּים) Ezekiel 32:2, but for בנהרותיך (rivers) read probably בִּנְחִרוֺתֶיךָ Job 41:12 (nostrils), i.e. snort with thy nostrils, so Ew Co; on figurative then compare Job 41:11-13.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek entry in Strong's Concordance is G1904 (ἐπερχομαι, eperchomai), which means to come upon, to approach, or to overtake. While not a direct translation, G1904 shares a thematic connection in terms of movement and emergence, often used in the New Testament to describe events or actions that come upon individuals or groups with force or suddenness.

Usage: The verb גּיחַ (giyach) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the action of gushing forth or issuing, often in the context of water or other natural phenomena. It conveys a sense of bursting out or emerging forcefully.

Context: The Hebrew verb גּיחַ (giyach) appears in several contexts within the Old Testament, illustrating the dynamic and forceful nature of the action it describes. It is often associated with the natural world, particularly with water sources or streams that burst forth from the earth. This imagery is used to convey the power and vitality of God's creation.

In Job 38:8, the term is used metaphorically to describe the sea bursting forth from the womb, highlighting the creative power of God: "Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb." This passage emphasizes the divine control over the chaotic and powerful forces of nature.

Another instance is found in Job 40:23, where the term is used to describe the forceful flow of the Jordan River: "Though the river rages, it is unafraid; it is secure, though the Jordan should surge against its mouth." Here, גּיחַ (giyach) illustrates the overwhelming and unstoppable nature of the river's flow, symbolizing strength and resilience.

The use of גּיחַ (giyach) in these contexts underscores the theme of God's sovereignty over creation, as well as the inherent power and vitality present in the natural world. The imagery of gushing or issuing forth serves as a reminder of the dynamic and life-giving forces that God has set in motion.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּ֝גִיח֗וֹ בגיחו גֹחִ֣י גחי וַתָּ֣גַח וָגֹ֛חִי וגחי ותגח יָגִ֖יחַ יגיח מֵגִ֥יחַ מגיח bə·ḡî·ḥōw begiCho bəḡîḥōw ḡō·ḥî goChi ḡōḥî mê·ḡî·aḥ meGiach mêḡîaḥ vaGochi vatTagach wā·ḡō·ḥî wāḡōḥî wat·tā·ḡaḥ wattāḡaḥ yā·ḡî·aḥ yaGiach yāḡîaḥ

Englishman's Concordance

Judges 20:33
HEB: וְאֹרֵ֧ב יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מֵגִ֥יחַ מִמְּקֹמ֖וֹ מִמַּֽעֲרֵה־
NAS: in ambush broke out of their place,
KJV: of Israel came forth out of their places,
INT: ambush of Israel broke of their place of the meadows

Job 38:8
HEB: בִּדְלָתַ֣יִם יָ֑ם בְּ֝גִיח֗וֹ מֵרֶ֥חֶם יֵצֵֽא׃
NAS: with doors When, bursting forth, it went
KJV: with doors, when it brake forth, [as if] it had issued out
INT: doors the sea bursting the womb went

Job 40:23
HEB: יִבְטַ֓ח ׀ כִּֽי־ יָגִ֖יחַ יַרְדֵּ֣ן אֶל־
NAS: though the Jordan rushes to his mouth.
KJV: not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan
INT: is confident though rushes the Jordan to his

Psalm 22:9
HEB: כִּֽי־ אַתָּ֣ה גֹחִ֣י מִבָּ֑טֶן מַ֝בְטִיחִ֗י
NAS: Yet You are He who brought me forth from the womb;
KJV: But thou [art] he that took me out of the womb:
INT: Yet who brought the womb trust

Ezekiel 32:2
HEB: כַּתַּנִּ֣ים בַּיַּמִּ֔ים וַתָּ֣גַח בְּנַהֲרוֹתֶ֗יךָ וַתִּדְלַח־
NAS: in the seas; And you burst forth in your rivers
KJV: in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers,
INT: the monster the seas burst your rivers and muddied

Micah 4:10
HEB: ח֧וּלִי וָגֹ֛חִי בַּת־ צִיּ֖וֹן
NAS: Writhe and labor to give birth, Daughter
KJV: Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter
INT: Writhe and labor Daughter of Zion

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1518
6 Occurrences

bə·ḡî·ḥōw — 1 Occ.
ḡō·ḥî — 1 Occ.
mê·ḡî·aḥ — 1 Occ.
wā·ḡō·ḥî — 1 Occ.
wat·tā·ḡaḥ — 1 Occ.
yā·ḡî·aḥ — 1 Occ.