גָּאָה gâʼâh — to mount up
Translated in the KJV as gloriously, grow up, increase, be risen, triumph.
a primitive root; to mount up; hence, in general, to rise, (figuratively) be majestic.
gâʼâh in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Perfect (qatal) 3Infinitive absolute 2Imperfect (yiqtol) 2
Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›