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H1478 גָּוַע (gâvaʻ) gaw-vah'

Hebrew
Verb (Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

to die

Strong's Definition

to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: die, be dead, give up the ghost, perish.

TWOT Reference: 328

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) to expire, die, perish, give up the ghost, yield up the ghost, be dead, be ready to die
1a) (Qal) to expire, die, be about to die

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

גָּוַע (ga.va) — to die. 1) to expire, die, perish, give up the ghost, yield up the ghost, be dead, be ready to die 1a) (Qal) to expire, die, be about to die

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

verb

Dead | verb qal | ≈ אבד · אסף אֶל־עַמִּים · אסף רוּחַ · כרת · מות · עבר · שׁוב עַל־עָפָר

to expire, to breathe one's last, to perish = process by which a human being breathes his last breath, ◄ either as a result of a natural cause or of an unnatural cause, ► resulting in death

GEN 6:17 · GEN 7:21 · GEN 25:8 · GEN 25:17 · GEN 35:29 · GEN 49:33 · NUM 17:27 · NUM 17:28 · NUM 20:3 · NUM 20:3 · NUM 20:29 · JOS 22:20 · JOB 3:11 · JOB 10:18 · JOB 13:19 · JOB 14:10 · JOB 27:5 · JOB 29:18 · JOB 34:15 · JOB 36:12 · PSA 88:16 · PSA 104:29 · LAM 1:19 · ZEC 13:8

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

גָּוַע vb. expire, perish, die base

Bible Occurrences (23)

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