Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H7679: שָׂגָא

sâgâʼ · pronounced saw-gaw' · “to grow great”

Definition

to grow, i.e. (causatively) to enlarge, (figuratively) laud

KJV translates it as: increase, magnify.

Word origin: ; a primitive root;

Extended definition

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)

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H7679 is translated

  • he is making great ×1
  • you will magnify ×1

Bible verses with H7679 (sâgâʼ)

Sâgâʼ appears in 2 verses.

  • Job 12:23

    He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.

  • Job 36:24

    Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.

Words derived from H7679