What does גִּיחַ (ḡōḥî) mean in the Bible?
גִּיחַ (ḡōḥî): Forceful emergence or eruption, whether of water, speech, or labor—conveys dynamic breaking-forth action.
Hebrew · H1518
גִּיחַ
To gush forth (as water), generally to issue
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גִּיחַ H1518
Pronunciation ḡōḥî
What does גִּיחַ (ḡōḥî) mean in the Bible?
גִּיחַ (ḡōḥî): Forceful emergence or eruption, whether of water, speech, or labor—conveys dynamic breaking-forth action.
Full entry for גִּיחַ (H1518) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1518?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include brought me forth (1), charged (1), in agony (1), surges (1), when it burst forth (1).
Where does גִּיחַ (ḡōḥî) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Judges 20:33. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (2), Ezekiel (1), Judges (1), Micah (1).
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 brought me forth 1× Psalms 22:9
charged 1× Judges 20:33
in agony 1× Micah 4:10
surges 1× Job 40:23
when it burst forth 1× Job 38:8
You thrash about 1× Ezekiel 32:2
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 20:33 מֵגִ֥יחַ to charged Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Job 38:8 בְּ֝גִיח֗וֹ to when it burst forth Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Job 40:23 יָגִ֖יחַ to surges Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 22:9 גֹחִ֣י to brought me forth Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Ezekiel 32:2 וַתָּ֣גַח to You thrash about Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular Micah 4:10 וָגֹ֛חִי to in agony Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Judges 20:33
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 5
Judges 1 Job 2 Psalms 1 Ezekiel 1 Micah 1
Source forms
בְּ֝גִיח֗וֹ 1x bə·ḡî·ḥōw Job 38:8
גֹחִ֣י 1x ḡō·ḥî Psalms 22:9
וָגֹ֛חִי 1x wā·ḡō·ḥî Micah 4:10
וַתָּ֣גַח 1x wat·tā·ḡaḥ Ezekiel 32:2
יָגִ֖יחַ 1x yā·ḡî·aḥ Job 40:23
מֵגִ֥יחַ 1x mê·ḡî·aḥ Judges 20:33
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 32:2
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular 1x Micah 4:10
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular 1x Job 38:8
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular 1x Judges 20:33
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Job 40:23
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Psalms 22:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Forceful emergence or eruption, whether of water, speech, or labor—conveys dynamic breaking-forth action.
Strong's H1518
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Psalms 22:6–11 Source Gloss
to gush forth (as water), generally to issue
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
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.
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 2 Aligned forms 2
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Imperfect Job 40:23 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Participle active Judg 20:33 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
You who brought me out; you who drew me forth; portrays God as the active agent in the birth process
Showing 1 selected witness from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
גִּיחַ 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