To rise up
גָּאָהStrong’s H1342gaah (ga-ah)
Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Gaah is the Hebrew word usually translated “certainly”, “is exalted” and “it grow tall”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
“Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.”
Meaning
- To rise up, grow up, be exalted in triumph(Qal)
How it's translated
- certainly 2
- he is exalted 2
- will it grow tall 1
- so it may rise up 1
- they had risen 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Exodus 2
- Job 2
- Ezekiel 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Exodus 15:21And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
- Job 8:11Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
- Job 10:16For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.
- Ezekiel 47:5Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.
Hebrew dictionary
גָּאָה gaah · to rise up
1) to rise up, grow up, be exalted in triumph 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to rise up 1a2) to grow up 1a3) to be lifted up, be raised up, be exalted
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “certainly” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CERTAINLY, adverb
- Without doubt or question; in truth and fact.“CERTAINLY this was a righteous man” Luke 23:47
- Without failure.“He said, I will certainly return to thee” Genesis 18:10
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.