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Psalms 107:41

“Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

שָׂגַבsâgab · saw-gab'
H7682 · Hebrew

Definition: to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; used literally and figuratively
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: defend, exalt, be excellent, (be, set on) high, lofty, be safe, set up (on high), be too strong.
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יְשַׂגֵּ֣ב — verb Piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vpw3ms
Usage: Occurs 20 times in the Hebrew Bible.Deuteronomy 2:36 Job 5:11 Job 36:22 Psalms 20:2 Psalms 59:2

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 שָׂגַב here.

Verse 40 Verse 42

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.