What does גָּוַע mean in the Bible?
e. (by implication) expire".
Hebrew · H1478
גָּוַע
To breathe out , i.e. (by implication) expire
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גָּוַע H1478
What does גָּוַע mean in the Bible?
גָּוַע is a Hebrew word meaning "to breathe out , i.e. (by implication) expire".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1478?
The BSB source-word alignment has 24 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and die (2), perished (2), . . . (1), [and] perish (1), and breathed his last (1).
Where does גָּוַע appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 6:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (8), Genesis (6), Numbers (5), Psalms (2).
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 and die 2× Job 13:19, Job 36:12
perished 2× Genesis 7:21, Lamentations 1:19
. . . 1× Numbers 20:3
[and] perish 1× Zechariah 13:8
and breathed his last 1× Genesis 49:33
and near death 1× Psalms 88:15
breathed his last 1× Genesis 35:29
breathes his last 1× Job 14:10
going to perish 1× Numbers 17:13
had died 1× Numbers 20:29
he breathed his last 1× Genesis 25:8
I die 1× Job 27:5
I will die 1× Job 29:18
Oh, that I had died 1× Job 10:18
Then he breathed his last 1× Genesis 25:17
they die 1× Psalms 104:29
we are perishing 1× Numbers 17:12
we had perished 1× Numbers 20:3
who perished 1× Joshua 22:20
why did I not die 1× Job 3:11
will perish 1× Genesis 6:17
would perish 1× Job 34:15
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Genesis 6:17 יִגְוָֽע׃ to will perish Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 7:21 וַיִּגְוַ֞ע to perished Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 25:8 וַיִּגְוַ֨ע to he breathed his last Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 25:17 וַיִּגְוַ֣ע to Then he breathed his last Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 35:29 וַיִּגְוַ֨ע to breathed his last Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 49:33 וַיִּגְוַ֖ע to and breathed his last Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Numbers 17:12 גָּוַ֛עְנוּ to we are perishing Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Numbers 17:13 לִגְוֺֽעַ׃ס to going to perish Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Numbers 20:3 גָוַ֛עְנוּ to we had perished Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Numbers 20:3 בִּגְוַ֥ע to . . . Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 6:17
Aligned rows 24
Books represented 7
Genesis 6 Numbers 5 Joshua 1 Job 8 Psalms 2 Lamentations 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
אֶגְוָ֑ע 2x ’eḡ·wā‘ Job 27:5, Job 29:18
גָוַ֖ע 2x ḡā·wa‘ Numbers 20:29, Joshua 22:20
וְאֶגְוָֽע׃ 2x wə·’eḡ·wā‘ Job 3:11, Job 13:19
וַיִּגְוַ֨ע 2x way·yiḡ·wa‘ Genesis 25:8, Genesis 35:29
וַיִּגְוַ֖ע 2x way·yiḡ·wa‘ Genesis 49:33, Job 14:10
אֶ֝גְוַ֗ע 1x ’eḡ·wa‘ Job 10:18
בִּגְוַ֥ע 1x biḡ·wa‘ Numbers 20:3
גָּוָ֑עוּ 1x gā·wā·‘ū Lamentations 1:19
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 6x Genesis 7:21, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 25:17, Genesis 35:29
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular 3x Job 10:18, Job 27:5, Job 29:18
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular 2x Job 3:11, Job 13:19
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Genesis 6:17, Job 34:15
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural 2x Numbers 17:12, Numbers 20:3
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 2x Numbers 20:29, Joshua 22:20
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Job 36:12
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 1x Psalms 88:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to breathe out , i.e. (by implication) expire
Source Gloss
to breathe out , i.e. (by implication) expire
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire BDB: expire Usage: die, be dead, give up the ghost, perish.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 11
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 11×
Imperfect Job 10:18 · Job 27:5 · Job 29:18 · Gen 6:17 · Job 34:15 · Zech 13:8 6×
Perfect Josh 22:20 · Num 20:29 · Num 17:27 · Num 20:3 · Lam 1:19 5×
Word Origins
גָּוַע is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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