שָׂגָה sâgâh — to enlarge (especially upward, also figuratively)

pronounced saw-gaw' · Strong's H7685 · 4 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 2 stems: Qal (Pa'al), Hiph'il

Translated in the KJV as grow, increase.

a primitive root; to enlarge (especially upward, also figuratively).

sâgâh in each stem

Qal (Pa'al) 3×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Imperfect (yiqtol) 3

יִשְׂגֶּ֥ה Job 8:7 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular

Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. (KJV)

יִשְׂגֶּה Job 8:11 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular

Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water? (KJV)

יִשְׂגֶּֽה Ps 92:13 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular

Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. (KJV)

Hiph'il 1×

Causative · active — causing someone or something to do the action; the subject does it

Perfect (qatal) 1

הִשְׂגּוּ Ps 73:12 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person common plural

Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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Morphology from OpenScriptures MorphHB (CC BY 4.0); definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); text from the Westminster Leningrad Codex.

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