Gaah גָּעָה
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| גָּעָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | gaah |
| Strong's number | H1600 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to low |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Samuel (1) |
Gaah (Hebrew גָּעָה, Strong's H1600) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to low”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
(Qal) to low, bellow (of cattle)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | lowing (1), loweth (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | lowing (1), low (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Gaah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 6:12And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth–shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth–shemesh.And the cows headed straight up the road toward Beth-shemesh, staying on that one highway and lowing as they went, never straying to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed behind them to the border of Beth-shemesh.
Job
- Job 6:5Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass, or an ox low over its fodder?
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).