שָׂגַב sagav

Hebrew word for “to exalt” · Strong’s H7682 · used 20 times in 20 verses

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Meaning

1) to be high, be inaccessibly high;

How it is translated

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

• set on high 5
• exalted 4
• high 3
• may it set on high 2
• will be exalted 2
• too high 1
• may you set on high 1
• will set on high 1
• will be set on high 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Proverbs 18 (2), Isaiah 2 (2), Deuteronomy 2 (1), Job 5 (1), Job 36 (1), Psalms 20 (1), Psalms 59 (1), Psalms 69 (1), Psalms 91 (1), Psalms 107 (1)

Forms

• נשׂגבה 4
• נשׂגב 3
• ונשׂגב 3
• תשׂגבני 2
• וישׂגב 2
• שׂגבה 1
• שׂגבו 1
• ישׂגיב 1
• ישׂגבך 1
• אשׂגבהו 1

Words used with it

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

• שָׁחַח shachach “to bow” 3
• קִרְיָה qiryah “town” 3
• שָׁפֵל shaphel “to abase” 3
• גַּבְהוּת gavhut “haughtiness” 2
• מָרוֹם marom “height” 3
• שֵׁם shem “name” 5
• רוּם rum “height” 2
• בַּד bad “alone” 3
• נָצַח natsach “to conduct” 2
• אָדָם adam “man” 3
• עֹז oz “strength” 2
• חוֹמָה chomah “wall” 2

Key verses

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

• Deuteronomy 2:36 — From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us:…
• Psalms 20:1 — [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;
• Psalms 59:1 — [To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.] Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend…
• Psalms 91:14 — Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
• Psalms 148:13 — Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
• Proverbs 18:10 — The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
• Proverbs 29:25 — The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
• Isaiah 2:11 — The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
• Isaiah 2:17 — And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
• Isaiah 12:4 — And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.
• Isaiah 30:13 — Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.
• Isaiah 33:5 — The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

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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.