What does גָּבֹהַּ (gābōha) mean in the Bible?
גָּבֹהַּ (gābōha): High in space or status, but prone to collapse when detached from humility before God.
Hebrew · H1364
גָּבֹהַּ
Elevated (or elated), powerful , arrogant
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גָּבֹהַּ H1364
Pronunciation gābōha
What does גָּבֹהַּ (gābōha) mean in the Bible?
גָּבֹהַּ (gābōha): High in space or status, but prone to collapse when detached from humility before God.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1364?
The BSB source-word alignment has 41 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include high (10), the high (5), a high (3), . . . (1), [who is] proud (1).
Where does גָּבֹהַּ (gābōha) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 7:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (6), Isaiah (6), Ecclesiastes (5), 1 Samuel (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It high 10× 1 Kings 14:23, 2 Kings 17:10, Esther 5:14, Esther 7:9
the high 5× Genesis 7:19, Deuteronomy 28:52, Psalms 104:18, Jeremiah 17:2
a high 3× Isaiah 40:9, Isaiah 57:7, Ezekiel 17:22
. . . 1× 1 Samuel 2:3
[who is] proud 1× Proverbs 16:5
a superior 1× Ecclesiastes 5:8
and bring low 1× Ezekiel 21:26
and her high 1× Jeremiah 51:58
and others higher still 1× Ecclesiastes 5:8
and the longer 1× Daniel 8:3
but the proud 1× Psalms 138:6
It towered 1× Ezekiel 31:3
one official 1× Ecclesiastes 5:8
or height 1× 1 Samuel 16:7
so proudly 1× 1 Samuel 2:3
taller 1× 1 Samuel 9:2
than a proud 1× Ecclesiastes 7:8
the arrogant 1× Isaiah 5:15
the haughty 1× Job 41:34
the heights 1× Ecclesiastes 12:5
the lofty ones 1× Isaiah 10:33
the one with haughty 1× Psalms 101:5
the tall 1× Ezekiel 17:24
was longer 1× Daniel 8:3
were long 1× Daniel 8:3
with high 1× Deuteronomy 3:5
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 7:19 הַגְּבֹהִ֔ים to the high Article | Adjective - masculine plural Deuteronomy 3:5 גְבֹהָ֖ה to with high Adjective - feminine singular Deuteronomy 28:52 הַגְּבֹה֣וֹת to the high Article | Adjective - feminine plural 1 Samuel 2:3 גְּבֹהָ֣ה to so proudly Adjective - feminine singular 1 Samuel 2:3 גְבֹהָ֔ה to . . . Adjective - feminine singular 1 Samuel 9:2 גָּבֹ֖הַּ to taller Adjective - masculine singular 1 Samuel 16:7 גְּבֹ֥הַּ to or height Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Kings 14:23 גְבֹהָ֔ה to high Adjective - feminine singular 2 Kings 17:10 גְבֹהָ֔ה to high Adjective - feminine singular Esther 5:14 גָּבֹ֣הַּ to high Adjective - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 7:19
Aligned rows 41
Books represented 15
Genesis 1 Deuteronomy 2 1 Samuel 4 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 1 Esther 2 Job 1 Psalms 3 Proverbs 1 Ecclesiastes 5 Isaiah 6 Jeremiah 4 Ezekiel 6 Daniel 3 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
גְבֹהָ֔ה 3x ḡə·ḇō·hāh 1 Samuel 2:3, 1 Kings 14:23, 2 Kings 17:10
גָּבֹ֖הַּ 2x gā·ḇō·ah 1 Samuel 9:2, Esther 7:9
גָּבֹ֙הַּ֙ 2x gā·ḇō·ah Isaiah 57:7, Ezekiel 40:2
גְּבֹהָ֣ה 2x gə·ḇō·hāh 1 Samuel 2:3, Daniel 8:3
הַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃ 2x hag·gə·ḇō·hō·wṯ Jeremiah 17:2, Zephaniah 1:16
גְּבֹ֥הַּ 1x gə·ḇō·ah 1 Samuel 16:7
גָבֹ֜הַּ 1x ḡā·ḇō·ah Ecclesiastes 5:8
גָּבֹ֙הַ֙ 1x gå̄·ḇō·ha Ecclesiastes 5:8
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 15x 1 Samuel 9:2, Esther 5:14, Esther 7:9, Job 41:34
Adjective - feminine singular 7x Deuteronomy 3:5, 1 Samuel 2:3, 1 Kings 14:23, 2 Kings 17:10
Article | Adjective - feminine plural 3x Deuteronomy 28:52, Jeremiah 17:2, Zephaniah 1:16
Article | Adjective - masculine plural 3x Genesis 7:19, Psalms 104:18, Jeremiah 51:58
Adjective - masculine singular construct 2x Psalms 101:5, Proverbs 16:5
Adjective - feminine plural 1x Daniel 8:3
Adjective - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 5:15
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural 1x Ecclesiastes 5:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. High in space or status, but prone to collapse when detached from humility before God.
Source Gloss
elevated (or elated), powerful , arrogant
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
High in space or status, but prone to collapse when detached from humility before God.
elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant BDB: high Usage: haughty, height, high(-er), lofty, proud, × exceeding proudly.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גָּבֹהַּ is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain