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Lexicon :: Strong's H1518 - gîaḥ

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גִּיחַ
Transliteration
gîaḥ
Pronunciation
ghee'-akh
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 345

Strong’s Definitions

גִּיחַ gîyach, ghee'-akh; or (shortened) גֹּחַ gôach; a primitive root; to gush forth (as water), generally to issue:—break forth, labor to bring forth, come forth, draw up, take out.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H1518 in the following manner: come forth (3x), take (1x), bring forth (1x), draw up (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H1518 in the following manner: come forth (3x), take (1x), bring forth (1x), draw up (1x).

  1. to burst forth

    1. (Qal)

      1. to burst forth

      2. to draw forth

      3. to bring forth

    2. (Hiphil) to break forth

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גִּיחַ gîyach, ghee'-akh; or (shortened) גֹּחַ gôach; a primitive root; to gush forth (as water), generally to issue:—break forth, labor to bring forth, come forth, draw up, take out.
STRONGS H1518: Abbreviations
† [גִּיחַ, גּוּחַ] verb burst forth (compare NöZMG 1883, 538; Late Hebrew id., Aramaic id., and oxg; Ethiopic ጎሐ፡ break forth, of light, etc.) —
Qal Imperfect יָגִיחַ Job 40:23, masculine singular וַתָּ֫גַח Ezekiel 32:2; Imperative feminine singular גֹּ֫חִי Micah 4:10; Infinitive suffix (בְּ)גִיחו Job 38:8; Participle suffix גֹּחִ֫י Psalm 22:10 (but compare below); —
1. intransitive burst forth, of dashing river (a very Jordan) Job 40:23; of sea figurative as babe from womb Job 38:8, compare
2. transitive
a. draw forth from womb (subject י׳) Psalm 22:10 (where read גָּחִ֫י participle from גּוּחַ, or regard גֹּחִי as metaplastic, as if from גחח*? see De & Checritical note) compare Psalm 71:6; also
b. thrust forth, bring forth, rather 'break forth (with that which is to be born),' figurative of travail, applied to Jerusalem in distress Micah 4:10 (compare Sta§ 599 b Köi. 505); burst forth with rivers (figurative of Pharaoh under image of תַּנִּים) Ezekiel 32:2, but for בנהרותיך (rivers) read probably בִּנְחִרוֺתֶיךָ Job 41:12 (nostrils), i.e. snort with thy nostrils, so Ew Co; on figurative then compare Job 41:11-13.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

38:8; 38:8; 40:23; 40:23; 41:11; 41:12; 41:12; 41:13

Psalms

22:10; 22:10; 71:6

Ezekiel

32:2; 32:2

Micah

4:10; 4:10