גָּוַע gava

Hebrew word for “to die” · Strong’s H1478 · used 24 times in 23 verses

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Meaning

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

How it is translated

Glosses given for gava in context, with how often each is used:

• expired 6
• will expire 3
• will die 2
• had died 2
• may expire 2
• died 1
• die 1
• when died 1
• did he die? 1
• may expire? 1
• have been about to die 1
• die ! 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Genesis 25 (2), Numbers 17 (2), Numbers 20 (2), Genesis 6 (1), Genesis 7 (1), Genesis 35 (1), Genesis 49 (1), Joshua 22 (1), Job 3 (1), Job 10 (1)

Forms

• ויגוע 6
• אגוע 3
• יגוע 2
• גוענו 2
• גוע 2
• ואגוע 2
• לגוע 1
• בגוע 1
• ויגועו 1
• וגוע 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with gava more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• אָסַף asaph “to gather” 5
• מוּת mut “to die” 6
• שָׂבֵעַ savea “sated” 2
• זָקֵן zaqen “old” 3
• בָּשָׂר basar “flesh” 3
• רֶחֶם rechem “womb” 2
• רִיב riv “to contend” 2
• חַי chay “alive” 3
• אָדָם adam “man” 3
• עָפָר aphar “dust” 2
• עֵדָה edah “congregation” 2
• שְׁלֹשִׁים sheloshim “thirty” 2

Key verses

The verses using gava that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 6:17 — And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that…
• Genesis 7:21 — And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every…
• Genesis 25:8 — Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.
• Genesis 35:29 — And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
• Genesis 49:33 — And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
• Numbers 17:12 — And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.
• Numbers 17:13 — Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?
• Job 14:10 — But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
• Psalms 88:15 — I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.
• Psalms 104:29 — Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
• Lamentations 1:19 — I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.
• Zechariah 13:8 — And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.