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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.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
גָּוַעgâvaʻ · gaw-vah'
H1478 · Hebrew
H1478 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- die, be dead, give up the ghost, perish.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יִּגְוַ֨ע — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 24 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 6:17Genesis 7:21Genesis 25:17Genesis 35:29Genesis 49:33
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read גָּוַע here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.