Gavoah גָּבֹהַּ

Gavoah (Hebrew גָּבֹהַּ, Strong's H1364) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “high”. It occurs 41 times in 36 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Gavoah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 7:19
  And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.Finally, the waters completely inundated the earth, so that all the high mountains under all the heavens were covered.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 3:5
  All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.All these cities were fortified with high walls and gates and bars, and there were many more unwalled villages.
• Deuteronomy 28:52
  And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the Lord thy God hath given thee.They will besiege all the cities throughout your land, until the high and fortified walls in which you trust have fallen. They will besiege all your cities throughout the land that the LORD your God has given you.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 2:3
  Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.
• 1 Samuel 9:2
  And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people.
• 1 Samuel 16:7
  But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 14:23
  For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 17:10
  And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:They set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

Esther

• Esther 5:14
  Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed.
• Esther 7:9
  And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said: “There is a gallows fifty cubits high at Haman’s house. He had it built for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.” “Hang him on it!” declared the king.

Job

• Job 41:34
  He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.He looks down on all the haughty; he is king over all the proud.”

Psalms

• Psalm 101:5
  Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.
• Psalm 104:18
  The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.
• Psalm 138:6
  Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 16:5
  Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 5:8
  If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
• Ecclesiastes 7:8
  Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.
• Ecclesiastes 12:5
  Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels— for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 2:15
  And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,against every high tower, against every fortified wall,
• Isaiah 5:15
  And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:So mankind will be brought low, and each man humbled; the arrogant will lower their eyes.
• Isaiah 10:33
  Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled.Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled.
• Isaiah 30:25
  And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.And from every high mountain and every raised hill, streams of water will flow in the day of great slaughter, when the towers fall.
• Isaiah 40:9
  O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!Go up on a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news. Raise your voice loudly, O Jerusalem, herald of good news. Lift it up, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”
• Isaiah 57:7
  Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifices.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 2:20
  For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.“For long ago you broke your yoke and tore off your chains, saying, ‘I will not serve!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down as a prostitute.
• Jeremiah 3:6
  The Lord said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.Now in the days of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every green tree to prostitute herself there.
• Jeremiah 17:2
  Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.Even their children remember their altars and Asherah poles by the green trees and on the high hills.
• Jeremiah 51:58
  Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Babylon’s thick walls will be leveled, and her high gates consumed by fire. So the labor of the people will be for nothing; the nations will exhaust themselves to fuel the flames.”

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 17:22
  Thus saith the Lord God; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent:This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take a shoot from the lofty top of the cedar, and I will set it out. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
• Ezekiel 17:24
  And all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken and have done it.Then 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.’”
• Ezekiel 21:26
  Thus saith the Lord God; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.This 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.
• Ezekiel 31:3
  Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.
• Ezekiel 40:2
  In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south.In visions of God He took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose southern slope was a structure that resembled a city.
• Ezekiel 41:22
  The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before the Lord.There was an altar of wood three cubits high and two cubits square. Its corners, base, and sides were of wood. And the man told me, “This is the table that is before the LORD.”

Daniel

• Daniel 8:3
  Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later.

Zephaniah

• Zephaniah 1:16
  A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).