Hebrew word study

גָּוַעgâvaʻ to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire

Pronounced “gaw-vah'

to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire

Translated in the King James as: die, be dead, give up the ghost, perish.

Appears 24 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis 6×
Genesis 6:17Genesis 7:21Genesis 25:8Genesis 25:17Genesis 35:29Genesis 49:33
Numbers 5×
Numbers 17:12Numbers 17:13Numbers 20:3Numbers 20:29+ 1 more in Numbers
Joshua 1×
Joshua 22:20
Job 8×
Job 3:11Job 10:18Job 13:19Job 14:10Job 27:5Job 29:18Job 34:15Job 36:12
Psalms 2×
Psalms 88:15Psalms 104:29
Lamentations 1×
Lam 1:19
Zechariah 1×
Zech 13:8

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