ga.va denotes the dying of persons or living creatures, whether reported as an event or anticipated as a future outcome.

The verb marks the death of individuals, groups, and living creatures: it reports the deaths of Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and Aaron, describes the loss of all flesh in the flood, and occurs in statements or wishes concerning a person's own death.

1. Dying or perishing · dominant

   In Genesis 25:8, Genesis 35:29, and Genesis 49:33, the sequential imperfect form occurs as the account reaches the death of a named patriarch, followed in the verse by being gathered to his people or kinsmen. The same verb is used for all flesh in Genesis 7:21, for Aaron in Numbers 20:29, and for Job's anticipated death in Job 27:5; in these clauses the APB variously renders the event with “died,” “expired,” or “perish.”

   Genesis 25:8Genesis 35:29Genesis 49:33Genesis 7:21Numbers 20:29Job 27:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the verb's setting with “died” in notices of death, but also uses “expired” and “perish” in other clauses. These English variations should not be treated as separate lexical senses.