Gavoah (גבוה) means high in Hebrew.
It can also mean exalted. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
high, exalted
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Gavoah.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שיש מרחק בינו לבין מה שמתחתיו, שקצהו העליון מרוחק מקצהו התחתון, נמצא מעל סביבתו, מתרומם מעל סביבתו.
וְהַמַּיִם גָּבְרוּ מְאֹד מְאֹד עַל־הָאָרֶץ; וַיְכֻסּוּ כָּל־הֶהָרִים הַגְּבֹהִים אֲשֶׁר־תַּחַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמָיִם.
- 2בהשאלהגאה.
וַיִּשַּׁח אָדָם וַיִּשְׁפַּל אִישׁ וְעֵינֵי גְבֹהִים תִּשְׁפַּלְנָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gavoah is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- גָּבֹהַּ, גָּבוֹהַּ
- Written without vowel points
- גבוה
- Said
- gavoah
- Root
- ג־ב־ה
- Pattern
- קָטֹל
- Plural
- גְבֹהִים
- Feminine form
- גְבֹהָה
- Inflections
- נ' גְבֹהָה, ר' גְבֹהִים, נ"ר גְבֹהוֹת
- Gematria
- 16
This is how Gavoah is said in other languages.
- English
- high, exalted
- Arabic
- عال, طويل
- Russian
- высокий
- French
- haut
- Spanish
- alto
- German
- hoch
- Yiddish
- הויך
These words mean nearly the same as Gavoah.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Gavoah.
The word Gavoah is part of these phrases and sayings.
- גבה לב
- גבה עיניים
- גבה קומה
- דיבר גבוהה גבוהה
- השכלה גבוהה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Gavoah comes from the root ג־ב־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Gavoah in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gavoah.
What does Gavoah (גבוה) mean in Hebrew?
Gavoah (גבוה) means high and exalted. It is said gavoah, with the stress on vo.
What is a synonym for Gavoah (גבוה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gavoah (גבוה) are רם, תמיר, גמלוני, and נישא.
What is the opposite of Gavoah (גבוה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Gavoah (גבוה) are נמוך, גמד, and שפל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.