Hebrew · H1897, G851 · unreviewed

הָגָה

To murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponder · to remove (literally or figuratively)

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הָגָה H1897 to murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponder

Pronunciation yehgeh

Inward vocalization spanning emotion and intellection: muttering becomes meditation, murmuring becomes pondering.

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ἀφαιρέω G851 to remove (literally or figuratively)

Pronunciation aphairéō

To remove or take away something physically present or figuratively possessed; often implies deprivation.

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What does הָגָה (hagah) mean in the Bible?

הָגָה · ἀφαιρέω is a Hebrew word meaning "to take away or remove impurities".

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Meaning

to take away or remove impurities

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 21×

Imperfect Isa 31:4 · Isa 33:18 · Jer 48:31 · Job 27:4 · Prov 8:7 · Prov 15:28 · Prov 24:2 · Ps 1:2 · Ps 37:30 · Isa 59:3 · Ps 35:28 · Ps 71:24 · Ps 2:1 · Ps 38:13 · Ps 115:7 · Isa 38:14 19×

Infinitive absolute Isa 59:11 1×

Perfect Ps 143:5 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 21 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 19 Infinitive absolute 1 Perfect 1

Stem

Qal 21

Mood

Indicative/jussive 16 Indicative/cohortative 3 Indicative 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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