גָּבַהּ (ga.vah) means “to exult” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: gaw-bah' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
גָּבַהּ · ga.vah · to exult
1) to be high, be exalted 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be high, lofty, tall 1a2) to be exalted 1a3) to be lofty 1a3a) to be lofty (of Jehovah's ways-good sense) 1a3b) to be haughty, be arrogant (bad sense) 1b) (Hiphil) to make high, exalt
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a primitive root; to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty
KJV glosses: exalt, be haughty, be (make) high(-er), lift up, mount up, be proud, raise up great height, upward.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| are higher | 2 |
| high | 2 |
| is proud | 2 |
| it towered | 2 |
| and exalts them | 1 |
| and heightened it | 1 |
| are haughty | 1 |
| as high | 1 |
| be arrogant | 1 |
| be haughty | 1 |
| exalt | 1 |
| exalted | 1 |
| grew proud | 1 |
| has grown proud | 1 |
| his arrogance | 1 |
| it became great | 1 |
| on high | 1 |
| proud | 1 |
| soar | 1 |
| tall | 1 |
| taller | 1 |
| the heights | 1 |
| thus they were haughty | 1 |
| took delight | 1 |
| upward | 1 |
| was proud | 1 |
| will be exalted | 1 |
| would become great | 1 |
| you elevate | 1 |
| you soar | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| was lifted up | 4 |
| are higher | 2 |
| exalt | 2 |
| was exalted | 2 |
| and raised it up | 1 |
| and they are exalted | 1 |
| and they were haughty | 1 |
| are haughty | 1 |
| as high | 1 |
| be haughty | 1 |
| be not proud | 1 |
| because thou hast lifted up | 1 |
| have exalted | 1 |
| he that exalteth | 1 |
| he was higher | 1 |
| high | 1 |
| higher | 1 |
| is haughty | 1 |
| is high above | 1 |
| is lifted up | 1 |
| is not haughty | 1 |
| lifted up | 1 |
| mount up | 1 |
| on high | 1 |
| or in the height | 1 |
| shall be exalted | 1 |
| though thou exalt | 1 |
| upward | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 33 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
So they ran and brought Saul, and when he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of the others.
Read word by wordAnd his heart took delight in the ways of the LORD; furthermore, he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.
Read word by wordBut when Uzziah became powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.
Read word by wordBut because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
Read word by wordAfter this, Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate, and he brought it around the hill of Ophel and heightened it considerably. He also stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.
Read word by wordYet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
Read word by wordLook to the heavens and see; gaze at the clouds high above you.
Read word by wordHe does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
Read word by wordDoes the eagle soar at your command and make his nest on high?
Read word by wordFor as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.
Read word by wordWho is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high?
Read word by wordA song of ascents. Of David. My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.
Read word by wordHe who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
Read word by wordBefore his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.
Read word by wordThe LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty—walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles—
Read word by wordBut the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice, and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness.
Read word by word“Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven.”
Read word by wordBehold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
Read word by word“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.
Read word by wordListen and give heed. Do not be arrogant, for the LORD has spoken.
Read word by wordThe terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.
Read word by wordThus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen.
Read word by wordThen all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”
Read word by wordIt had strong branches, fit for a ruler’s scepter. It towered high above the thick branches, conspicuous for its height and for its dense foliage.
Read word by wordThis is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban, and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are: Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.31
“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.
Read word by wordBy your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.
Read word by wordYour heart grew proud of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor; so I cast you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings.
Read word by wordTherefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters.
Read word by wordTherefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Since it became great in height and set its top among the clouds, and it grew proud on account of its height,
Read word by wordThis happened so that no other trees by the waters would become great in height and set their tops among the clouds, and no other well-watered trees would reach them in height. For they have all been consigned to death, to the depths of the earth, among the mortals who descend to the Pit.’
Read word by wordThough you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.
Read word by wordOn that day you will not be put to shame for any of the deeds by which you have transgressed against Me. For then I will remove from among you those who rejoice in their pride, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain.
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