שָׂגַב
sâgab · H7682 · Hebrew · 20 occurrences
Meanings
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high
State in which an object is of great or more than average height; associated with security
ExamplesProverbs 18:11 A rich person’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own imagination.
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to raise up against, to stir up against
Literally: to make (someone) high (against someone else); hence: causative process by which deities cause humans to engage in a conflict with someone else
ExamplesIsaiah 9:11 Therefore the LORD raises superior adversaries against them from Rezin And provokes their enemies,
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to be exalted, to be great
Literally: to be high; hence: state in which deities have an elevated status
ExamplesJob 36:22 “Behold, God is exalted in His power; Who is a teacher like Him?
Isaiah 2:11 The proud look of humanity will be brought low, And the arrogance of people will be humbled; And the LORD alone will be exalted on that day.
Isaiah 2:17 And the pride of humanity will be humbled And the arrogance of people will be brought low; And the LORD alone will be exalted on that day,
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to be exalted, to be wonderful
Literally: to be high; hence: state in which a certain quality is so extraordinary that it cannot be fully appreciated by the human mind
ExamplesPsalm 139:6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is too high, I cannot comprehend it.
Psalm 148:13 They are to praise the name of the LORD, For His name alone is exalted; His majesty is above earth and heaven.
Isaiah 12:4 And on that day you will say, “Give thanks to the LORD, call on His name. Make known His deeds among the peoples; Make them remember that His name is exalted.”
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to be safe, to be secure
Literally: to be high; hence: state in which humans are safe from danger
ExamplesJob 5:11 So that He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety.
Proverbs 18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous runs into it and is safe.
Psalm 20:1 May the LORD answer you on a day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!
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to be high > to be strong
Literally: to be high; hence: state in which a town is situated at a relatively high elevation, which makes it unattainable and therefore strong
ExamplesDeuteronomy 2:36 “From Aroer which is on the edge of the Valley of Arnon and from the city which is in the valley, even to Gilead, there was no city that was too high for us; the LORD our God turned it all over to us.
How it’s used In 4 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
17 occurrences in 10 groups
- יְהֹוָהthe LORD, YHWH 4
- שֵׁםname 3
- Not stated: he, she or it 3
- Other words · 7 groups that occur once or twice (7) 7
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
6 occurrences in 5 groups
- נִיme 2
- אֶבְיוֹןpoor 1
- צַרadversary, foe, distress 1
- ךָּyou 1
- וֹhim 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
8 occurrences in 7 groups
- לto/for+ בַּדalone, besides, pole 3
- בin/on/with+ יוֹםday, time 2
- מִןfrom+ עֳנִיaffliction 1
- מִןfrom+ קוּםto arise 1
- מִןfrom+ נוּus 1
- עַלon, upon, over, against+ וֹhim 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- זָכַרto remember 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 5 words
- רָמַם râmam · H7426 · to rise up, to mount up, to be exalted
- Both denote elevation or exaltation, such as rising up, mounting up and being exalted.
- כָּבַד kâbad · H3513 · to be heavy, to be burdensome
- Both words overlap in the sense of what is extraordinary or great.
- גָּבַהּ gâbahh · H1361 · to be tall, to be high, to make high
- Both are verbs of elevation and height, with overlapping senses of being exalted or high. גָּבַהּ (gâbahh, H1361) focuses on height and pride, whereas שָׂגַב (sâgab, H7682) adds notions of safety and strength.
- גָּאָה gâʼâh · H1342 · to grow, to become tall, to become high
- Both lexemes share genuine semantic overlap in the "High" domain (elevation, exaltation), but שָׂגַב (sâgab, H7682) has a much broader semantic range including "defend, safe, strong, conflict" that גָּאָה (gâʼâh, H1342) lacks. גָּאָה (gâʼâh, H1342)'s gloss centers on triumph/growth/rising, overlapping with שָׂגַב (sâgab, H7682)'s "exalt, be high" sense.
- רוּם rûwm · H7311 · to be high, to become high, to mount up
- Both share the core senses of elevation and being set on high, and are used where height or exaltation is expressed.
In the other Testament 1 word
- ὑψόω hypsóō · G5312 · to raise up, to lift up, to give high position to
- Greek ὑψόω focuses on the act of elevating or lifting up (literally or figuratively), directly corresponding to Hebrew שָׂגַב's sense of being set on high or exalted; both share the core semantic range of elevation and height, whether physical or metaphorical in status.
Semantic domains 6 entries
- High002001001035
- Deuteronomy 2:36 recalls "no city that was too high for us," and Job 5:11 describes God who "sets on high those who are lowly," both directly attesting the elevated height this word denotes.
- Conflict002003002006
- Psalm 59:2 pleads, "Rescue me from those who practice injustice, and save me from men of bloodshed," using this word's protective sense against violent conflict.
- Great002001002012
- Job 36:22 declares, "God is exalted in His power," attesting the greatness this word can describe.
- Extraordinary002001003006
- Job 36:22's declaration that "God is exalted in His power" also attests an extraordinary, surpassing degree of might this word can convey.
- Safe002003003019
- Job 5:11 says the lowly "are lifted to safety," and Psalm 20:2 prays, "support you from Zion," both directly attesting the protective safety this word denotes.
- Strong002001001063
- Job 36:22's "God is exalted in His power" directly attests the mighty strength this word denotes.
Word family 2 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H7682. sagab [שָׂגַב] verb be (inaccessibly) high (compare שְׂגַב ᵑ7 Pa`el [from Hebrew]…
[שָׂגַב] verb be (inaccessibly) high (compare שְׂגַב ᵑ7 Pa`el [from Hebrew] exalt); — Qal Perfect
13feminine singular שָֽׂגְבָה Deu 2:36, of city, with מִן, be (too) high for capture.
23masculine plural שָֽׂגְבוּ Job 5:11 of person, be high in prosperity.
Niph`al Perfect3masculine singular נִשְׂגַּב Isa 2:11, Isa 2:17; נִשְׂגָָּֽכPro 18:10; Pro 18:3 feminine singular נִשְׂגְּבָה Psa 139:6 Participle נִשְׂגָּב Isa 12:4 +; feminine singular נִשְׂגָּבָה Isa 26:5 +; —
1 be high, walls Isa 30:13; Pro 18:11; city Isa 26:5; God's knowledge Psa 139:6 (unattainable).
2 be (safely) set on high, Pro 18:10.
3 be exalted, of God Isa 2:11, Isa 2:17; Isa 33:5; his name Isa 12:4; Psa 148:13.
Pi`el Imperfect3masculine singular יְשַׂגֵּב Isa 9:10; Psa 107:41; suffix יְשַׂגֶּבְךָ Psa 20:2, etc.; — transitive with accusative:
1 set (securely) on high, Psa 20:2; Psa 69:30; Psa 91:14; c, מִן, of foe Psa 59:2, affliction Psa 107:41.
2 exalt, in effective hostility, with עַל, Isa 9:10.
Pu`al Imperfect3masculine singular יְשֻׂגָ֑ב Pro 29:25 be set (securely) on high.
Hiph`il Imperfect3masculine singular יַשְׂגִּיב Job 36:22 God acts exaltedly בְּכֹחוֺ.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 6 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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