Midvash

גֹּבַהּgôbahh

height

Pronunciation: go'-bah · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1363

Meanings

1. height (Ezekiel 1:18; Ezekiel 19:11; Ezekiel 31:10)

2. exaltation, grandeur (Job 40:10)

3. haughtiness (Jeremiah 48:29; Psalms 10:4; 2 Chronicles 32:26)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 17 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Samuel 17:4 Then Goliath, a Philistine champion from Gath, came out of the Philistine ranks to face the forces of Israel. He was over nine feet tall!
  • 2 Chronicles 3:4 The entry room at the front of the Temple was 30 feet wide, running across the entire width of the Temple, and 30 feet high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.
  • 2 Chronicles 32:26 Then Hezekiah humbled himself and repented of his pride, as did the people of Jerusalem. So the Lord’s anger did not fall on them during Hezekiah’s lifetime.
  • Job 11:8 Such knowledge is higher than the heavens— and who are you? It is deeper than the underworld— what do you know?
  • Job 22:12 “God is so great—higher than the heavens, higher than the farthest stars.
  • Job 40:10 All right, put on your glory and splendor, your honor and majesty.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).