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Proverbs 25:5

“Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

הָגָהhâgâh · haw-gaw'
H1898 · Hebrew
Definition
to remove
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
stay, stay away.
Grammar
  • הָג֣וֹ — verb Qal, infinitive absolute
Code HVqa
Usage
Occurs 3 times in the Hebrew Bible.Proverbs 25:4Isaiah 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.

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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.