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Job 12:23
“He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שָׂגָאsâgâʼ · saw-gaw'
H7679 · Hebrew
H7679 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to grow, i.e. (causatively) to enlarge, (figuratively) laud
- Derivation
- ; a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- increase, magnify.
- Grammar
- מַשְׂגִּ֣יא — verb Hiphil, active participle, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 2 times in the Hebrew Bible.Job 36:24
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 שָׂגָא 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.