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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H7682 - Excellent

Strong's No.:H7682

Hebrew:שָׂגַב

Transliteration:sâgab

Phonetic:saw-gab'

Word Origin:A primitive root

Bible Usage:{defend} {exalt} be {excellent} ({be} set on) {high} {lofty} be {safe} set up (on {high}) be too strong.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

to be (causatively make) {lofty} especially inaccessible; by implication {safe} strong; used literally and figuratively


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. to be high, be inaccessibly high

a. (Qal)

1. to be (too) high (for capture)

2. to be high (of prosperity)

b. (Niphal)

1. to be high

2. to be set on high, be (safely) set on high

3. to be exalted (of God)

c. (Piel)

1. to set on high, set (securely) on high

2. to exalt, exalt (in effective hostility)

d. (Pual) to be set (securely) on high

e. (Hiphil) to act exaltedly


Bible References:
Excellent

Translation
Occurrences:
defend ( 2 )
exalted ( 5 )
exalteth ( 1 )
excellent ( 1 )
high ( 6 )
lofty ( 1 )
safe ( 2 )
strong ( 1 )
up ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.