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Isaiah 5:16

“But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

גָּבַהּgâbahh · gaw-bah'
H1361 · Hebrew

Definition: to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: exalt, be haughty, be (make) high(-er), lift up, mount up, be proud, raise up great height, upward.
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יִּגְבַּ֛ה — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vqw3ms
Usage: Occurs 34 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Samuel 10:23 2 Chronicles 17:6 2 Chronicles 26:16 2 Chronicles 32:25 2 Chronicles 33:14

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 גָּבַהּ here.

Verse 15 Verse 17

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.