גִּיחַ
To gush forth (as water), generally to issue
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What does גִּיחַ (ḡōḥî) mean in the Bible?
גִּיחַ (ḡōḥî) is a Hebrew word meaning "to gush forth (as water), generally to issue". to gush forth (as water), generally to issue BDB: burst forth Usage: break forth, labor to bring forth, come forth, draw up, take out.
Meaning
Forceful emergence or eruption, whether of water, speech, or labor—conveys dynamic breaking-forth action.
to gush forth (as water), generally to issue BDB: burst forth Usage: break forth, labor to bring forth, come forth, draw up, take out.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Biblical Occurrences
Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.