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H1478Hebrew

גָּוַע

Definition and meaning

gava` (gaw-vah') v. 1. to breathe out 2. (by implication) expire [a primitive root] KJV: die, be dead, give up the ghost, perish.

Tagged KJV passages

23 matching verses - 24.0 tagged occurrences

Highlighted words carry the exact Strong's tag in the installed KJV text. A verse may contain more than one occurrence. These are tagged English renderings, not independently verified original-language token counts.

Genesis 6:17

And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

Matched English: die
Genesis 7:21

And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:

Matched English: died
Genesis 25:8

Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.

Matched English: ghost
Genesis 25:17

And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.

Matched English: ghost
Genesis 35:29

And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Matched English: ghost
Genesis 49:33

And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.

Matched English: ghost
Numbers 17:12

And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.

Matched English: die
Numbers 17:13

Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?

Matched English: dying
Numbers 20:3

And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!

Matched English: died, died
Numbers 20:29

And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.

Matched English: dead
Joshua 22:20

Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.

Matched English: perished
Job 3:11

Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?

Matched English: ghost
Job 10:18

Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me!

Matched English: ghost
Job 13:19

Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.

Matched English: ghost
Job 14:10

But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?

Matched English: ghost
Job 27:5

God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.

Matched English: die
Job 29:18

Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.

Matched English: die
Job 34:15

All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.

Matched English: perish
Job 36:12

But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.

Matched English: die
Psalms 88:15

I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.

Matched English: die
Psalms 104:29

Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.

Matched English: die
Lamentations 1:19

I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.

Matched English: ghost
Zechariah 13:8

And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.

Matched English: die