Strongs Number: H7682
| Hebrew Word: | שָׂגַב |
| Transliteration: | sâgab |
| Phonetic: | saw-gab' |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | to be (causatively make) {lofty} especially inaccessible; by implication {safe} strong; used literally and figuratively |
| BDB 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 |
| Origin: | A primitive root |
| Bible Usage: | {defend} {exalt} be {excellent} ({be} set on) {high} {lofty} be {safe} set up (on {high}) be too strong. |