Gava גָּוַע

Gava (Hebrew גָּוַע, Strong's H1478) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to die”. It occurs 24 times in 23 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 Gava, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• 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 is in the earth shall die.And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.
• 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 man:And every living thing that moved upon the earth perished—birds, livestock, animals, every creature that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind.
• 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.And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.
• Genesis 25:17
  And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he breathed his last and died, 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.Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. 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.When Jacob had finished instructing his sons, he pulled his feet into the bed and breathed his last, and he was gathered to his people.

Numbers

• Numbers 17:12
  And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we are perishing! We are lost; we are all lost!
• Numbers 17:13
  Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the Lord shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?Anyone who comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die. Are we all going to perish?”
• Numbers 20:3
  And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the Lord!The people quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had perished with our brothers before the LORD!
• Numbers 20:29
  And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.When the whole congregation saw that Aaron had died, the entire house of Israel mourned for him thirty days.

Joshua

• Joshua 22:20
  Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.Was not Achan son of Zerah unfaithful regarding what was set apart for destruction, bringing wrath upon the whole congregation of Israel? Yet it was not only Achan who perished because of his sin!’”

Job

• Job 3:11
  Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?Why did I not perish at birth; why did I not die as I came from the womb?
• Job 10:18
  Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me!Why then did You bring me from the womb? Oh, that I had died, and no eye had seen me!
• Job 13:19
  Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.Can anyone indict me? If so, I will be silent and die.
• Job 14:10
  But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he?
• Job 27:5
  God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.
• Job 29:18
  Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.So I thought: ‘I will die in my nest and multiply my days as the sand.
• Job 34:15
  All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.all flesh would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.
• Job 36:12
  But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.

Psalms

• Psalm 88:15
  I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
• Psalm 104:29
  Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.

Lamentations

• 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.I called out to my lovers, but they have betrayed me. My priests and elders perished in the city while they searched for food to keep themselves alive.

Zechariah

• 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.And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it.

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).