שָׂגַבsâgab
be (inaccessibly) high
Pronunciation: saw-gab' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7682
Meanings
Qal
1. be (too) high (Deuteronomy 2:36)
2. be high (Job 5:11)
Niph`al
1. be high (Isaiah 30:13; Proverbs 18:11; Isaiah 26:5)
2. be (safely) set on high (Proverbs 18:10)
3. be exalted, of God (Isaiah 2:11; Isaiah 2:17; Isaiah 33:5)
Pi`el
1. set (securely) on high (Psalms 20:2; Psalms 69:30; Psalms 91:14)
2. exalt (Isaiah 9:10)
Pu`al: be set (securely) on high (Proverbs 29:25)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 20 times in the Bible.
- Deuteronomy 2:36 “The Lord our God also helped us conquer Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Gorge, and the town in the gorge, and the whole area as far as Gilead. No town had walls too strong for us.
- Job 5:11 He gives prosperity to the poor and protects those who suffer.
- Job 36:22 “Look, God is all-powerful. Who is a teacher like him?
- Psalms 20:1 In times of trouble, may the Lord answer your cry. May the name of the God of Jacob keep you safe from all harm.
- Psalms 59:1 Rescue me from my enemies, O God. Protect me from those who have come to destroy me.
- Psalms 69:29 I am suffering and in pain. Rescue me, O God, by your saving power.
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).