High
גָּבֹהַּStrong’s H1364gavah (ga-vah)
Appears in 36 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Gavah is the Hebrew word usually translated “high”, “haughty” and “tall”. It appears in 36 verses of the Old Testament.
“Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.”
Meaning
- High, proudhigh, lofty, tall · exalted in station · haughty, proud
How it's translated
- high 22
- haughty 2
- tall 2
- haughty of 2
- a high 2
- height of 1
- exalted 1
- and proud 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Isaiah 6
- Ezekiel 6
- Jeremiah 4
- 1 Samuel 3
- Psalms 3
- Ecclesiastes 3
15 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 7:19And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
- Deuteronomy 3:5All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.
- Deuteronomy 28:52And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.
- 1 Samuel 2:3Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
- 1 Samuel 9:2And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.
- 1 Samuel 16:7But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
All 36 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
גָּבֹהַּ gavah · high
1) high, proud 1a) high, lofty, tall 1b) exalted in station 1c) haughty, proud
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “high” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HIGH, adjective
hi.
- Extending a great distance above the surface of the earth; elevated; lofty; of great altitude; as a high mountain; a high tower.
- Rising, or having risen, or being far above the earth; elevated; lofty; as a high flight; the clouds are high in the atmosphere.
- Elevated above the horizon; as, how high is the sun? It is an hour high
- Raised above any object.
All definitions and other forms of “high”
- Exalted in nature or dignity.
- Elevated in rank, condition or office.
- Possessing or governed by honorable pride; noble; exalted; magnanimous; dignified; as a man of a high mind.
- Exalted in excellence or extent.
- Difficult; abstruse.
- Boastful; ostentatious.
- Arrogant; proud; lofty; loud.
- Loud; boisterous; threatening or angry.
- Violent; severe; oppressive.
- Public; powerful; triumphant; glorious; or under divine protection.“The children of Israel went out of Egypt with a high hand” Exodus 14:8
- Noble; illustrious; honorable; as a man of high birth.
- Expressive of pride and haughtiness; as high looks. Isaiah 10:12
- Powerful; mighty.“Strong is thy hand, high is thy right hand” Psalms 89:13
- Possessed of supreme power, dominion or excellence.“Thou, Lord, art high above all the earth” Psalms 97:9
- Great; important; solemn; held in veneration.
- Violent; rushing with velocity; tempestuous; as a high wind.
- Tumultuous; turbulent; inflamed; violent; as high passions.
- Full; complete.“It is high time to awake from sleep” Romans 13:11
- Raised; accompanied by, or proceeding from great excitement of the feelings; as high pleasure of body or mind.
- Rich; luxurious; well seasoned; as high fare; high living; high sauces.
- Strong; vivid; deep; as a high color.
- Dear; of a great price, or greater price than usual; as, to purchase at a high rate; goods are high
- Remote from the equator north or south; as a high latitude.
- Remote in past time; early in former time; as high antiquity.
- Extreme; intense; as a high heat.
- Loud; as a high sound. but more generally,
- In music, acute; sharp; as a high note; a high voice; opposed to low or grave.
- Much raised; as high relief [alto relievo.]
- Far advanced in art or science; as high attainments.
- Great; capital; committed against the king, sovereign or state; as high treason, distinguished from petty treason, which is committed against a master or other superior.
- Great; exalted; as a high opinion of one's integrity.
HIGH, noun
An elevated place; superior region; as on high; from on high
- Aloft.
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.