# גָּוַע (gava)

Israeli respelling: ga-va. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H1478. 23 Old Testament occurrences.

to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire

King James renderings: die, be dead, give up the ghost, perish.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/gava-h1478

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 6:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/6/17) — And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven;…
- [Genesis 7:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/7/21) — And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the…
- [Genesis 25:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/25/8) — Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.
- [Genesis 25:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/25/17) — And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered…
- [Genesis 35:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/35/29) — And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
- [Genesis 49:33](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/49/33) — And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unt…
- [Numbers 17:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/17/12) — And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.
- [Numbers 17:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/17/13) — Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?
- [Numbers 20:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/20/3) — And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!
- [Numbers 20:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/20/29) — And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.
- [Joshua 22:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joshua/22/20) — Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man peri…
- [Job 3:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/3/11) — Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?
- [Job 10:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/10/18) — Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me!
- [Job 13:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/13/19) — Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.
- [Job 14:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/14/10) — But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
- [Job 27:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/27/5) — God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
- [Job 29:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/29/18) — Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
- [Job 34:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/34/15) — All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
- [Job 36:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/36/12) — But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
- [Psalms 88:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/88/15) — I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.
- [Psalms 104:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/104/29) — Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
- [Lamentations 1:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/lamentations/1/19) — I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to rel…
- [Zechariah 13:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zechariah/13/8) — And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left th…