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Strong's H1363 גֹּבַהּ (gobahh)

Gobahh means “elation” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1363 — diploo (“double”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1363
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 16
Books 8

Strong's H1363 Quick Answer

Strong's H1363 גּוֹבַהּ (gobahh) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. gobahh (go'-bah) n-m. 1. elation, grandeur, arrogance [from H1361] It has 16 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include height, high, pride, excellency, and haughty. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
gobahh (go'-bah) n-m. 1. elation, grandeur, arrogance [from H1361]
Usage
16 linked usages
Books
8 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
height, high, pride, excellency, and haughty

Meaning and Definition

gobahh (go'-bah) n-m. 1. elation, grandeur, arrogance [from H1361] KJV: excellency, haughty, height, high, loftiness, pride. Root(s): H1361

Original Word
גּוֹבַהּ
Transliteration
gobahh
Derivation
Root: גבה First root strongs: 1361
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1363. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H1363 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render gobahh, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

height 1 Samuel 17:4 high Job 11:8 pride 2 Chronicles 32:26 excellency Job 40:10 haughty Proverbs 16:18 loftiness Jeremiah 48:29

How Strong's H1363 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 16 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1363 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1363 in the Old Testament

16 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Samuel 17:4 KJV

And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

2 Chronicles 3:4 KJV

And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.

2 Chronicles 32:26 KJV

Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.

Usage Excerpts

First 16 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1363.

1 Samuel 17:4 Old Testament, KJV
And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
2 Chronicles 3:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
2 Chronicles 32:26 Old Testament, KJV
Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
Job 11:8 Old Testament, KJV
It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
Job 22:12 Old Testament, KJV
Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
Job 40:10 Old Testament, KJV
Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
Psalms 10:4 Old Testament, KJV
The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
Proverbs 16:18 Old Testament, KJV
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Jeremiah 48:29 Old Testament, KJV
We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.
Ezekiel 1:18 Old Testament, KJV
As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four.
Ezekiel 19:11 Old Testament, KJV
And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she appeared in her height with the multitude of her branches.
Ezekiel 31:10 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;
Ezekiel 31:14 Old Testament, KJV
To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up their top among the thick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their height, all that drink water: for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit.
Ezekiel 40:42 Old Testament, KJV
And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon also they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt offering and the sacrifice.
Ezekiel 41:8 Old Testament, KJV
I saw also the height of the house round about: the foundations of the side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.
Amos 2:9 Old Testament, KJV
Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1363, grouped by book.

1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 3 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 6 usages, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H1363 FAQ

What does gobahh (גֹּבַהּ) mean?

Gobahh (Strong's H1363) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "elation". gobahh (go'-bah) n-m. 1. elation, grandeur, arrogance [from H1361]

How many times is gobahh (גֹּבַהּ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 16 linked usages for Strong's H1363 across 8 books.

Where can I study gobahh (גֹּבַהּ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1363 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate gobahh (גֹּבַהּ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as height, high, pride, excellency, haughty, and loftiness. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.