Quick Definition
to grow great
Strong's Definition
to grow, i.e. (causatively) to enlarge, (figuratively) laud
Derivation: ; a primitive root;
KJV Usage: increase, magnify.
TWOT Reference: 2233
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שָׂגָא (sa.ga) — to grow great. 1) to increase, grow, magnify, grow great 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to make great 1a2) to magnify, laud Aramaic equivalent: se.ga (שְׂגָא "to grow great" H7680)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · שַׂגִּיא
Great | verb hif
to make great = causative process by which deities causes a nation to be regarded with respect
Praise | verb hif
to praise, to extol = action by which humans give expression to their respect for the deeds of a deity
1 JOB 12:23 REB "leads astray" = שׁגה
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[שָׂגָא] vb. grow, grow great Qal (of plant)
Hiph. make great
magnify, laud
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