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Proverbs 25:4
“Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
הָגָהhâgâh · haw-gaw'
H1898 · Hebrew
H1898 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to remove
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- stay, stay away.
- Grammar
- הָג֣וֹ — verb Qal, infinitive absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 3 times in the Hebrew Bible.Proverbs 25:5Isaiah 27:8
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 הָגָה 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.