Hebrew word study

שָׂגַבsâgab to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible

Pronounced “saw-gab'

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

Translated in the King James as: defend, exalt, be excellent, (be, set on) high, lofty, be safe, set up (on high), be too strong.

Appears 20 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Deuteronomy 1×
Deuteronomy 2:36
Job 2×
Job 5:11Job 36:22
Psalms 7×
Psalms 20:1Psalms 59:1Psalms 69:29Psalms 91:14Psalms 107:41Psalms 139:6Psalms 148:13
Proverbs 3×
Proverbs 18:10Proverbs 18:11Proverbs 29:25
Isaiah 7×
Isaiah 2:11Isaiah 2:17Isaiah 9:11Isaiah 12:4Isaiah 26:5Isaiah 30:13Isaiah 33:5

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