גָּוַע
gāwaʿ
expire
Strong's H1478VerbHebrewTWOT 328

גָּוַע (gāwaʿ) is a Hebrew verb meaning expire. It appears 24 times in 7 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1478).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 328)

Range of meaning (TWOT 328)expire, perish, die; breathe out; be dead, give up the ghost
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

גָּוַע verb: expire, perish, die

Strong's H1478 גָּוַע: to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire
KJV:die, be dead, give up the ghost, perish.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Genesis 6:17Numbers 20:3Joshua 22:20

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