H7682 שָׂגַב

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 20 KJV occurrences

שָׂגַב

sâgab · saw-gab'

Definition

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

KJV Renderings

defend, exalt, be excellent, (be, set on) high, lofty, be safe, set up (on high), be too strong.

Derivation / Etymology

a primitive root;

Sample KJV Verses (8 of 20)

Deuteronomy 2:36From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:
Job 36:22Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?
Psalms 69:29But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.
Psalms 107:41Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Proverbs 29:25The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
Isaiah 9:11Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;
Isaiah 26:5¶ For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.