Govah (גובה) means height in Hebrew.
It can also mean pride, haughtiness, exaltation, grandeur, and pitch. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
height, pride, haughtiness, exaltation
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Govah.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1המרחק שבין הבסיס לקדקוד.
...אֲשֶׁר כְּגֹבַהּ אֲרָזִים גָּבְהוֹ וְחָסֹן הוּא כָּאַלּוֹנִים...
- 2בהשאלהגאוה, תחושת חשיבות יתר.
שָׁמַעְנוּ גְאוֹן מוֹאָב גֵּאֶה מְאֹד גָּבְהוֹ וּגְאוֹנוֹ וְגַאֲוָתוֹ וְרֻם לִבּוֹ.
- 3פאר.
עֲדֵה נָא גָאוֹן וָגֹבַהּ וְהוֹד וְהָדָר תִּלְבָּשׁ.
- 4גאומטריהקטע מקודקוד לצלע המאונך לצלע במצולעים מסוימים.
- 5מוזיקההתדר של צליל כפי שהוא נקלט ונתפס אצל השומע.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Govah is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גֹּבַהּ
- Written without vowel points
- גובה
- Said
- govah
- Root
- ג־ב־ה
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Plural
- גְּבָהִים
- Inflections
- ר' גְּבָהִים
- Gematria
- 16
This is how Govah is said in other languages.
- English
- height, pride, haughtiness, exaltation, grandeur, pitch
These words mean nearly the same as Govah.
- רום
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The word Govah is part of these phrases and sayings.
- קו גובה
- גובה פני הים
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The word Govah comes from the root ג־ב־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Govah in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Govah.
What does Govah (גובה) mean in Hebrew?
Govah (גובה) means height, pride, and haughtiness. It is said govah, with the stress on go.
What is a synonym for Govah (גובה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Govah (גובה) are רום.
Is Govah (גובה) masculine or feminine?
The word Govah (גובה) is a masculine noun, and its plural is גְּבָהִים.
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.