Lexicon
גִּיחַ
gi.ach
H1519
A:V Hebrew

to strive

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gi.ach describes the winds’ striving action as they stir the great sea in Daniel’s vision.

The attested use depicts an active striving or stirring: in Daniel 7:2, the feminine plural participle occurs of four winds acting upon the great sea.

Senses in use

  1. Striving that stirs the sea · dominant

    In Daniel 7:2, the feminine plural participle is used of the four winds in relation to the great sea; the APB renders the clause, “four winds of the heavens were stirring up the great sea.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 7:2, the APB presents the action as “were stirring up the great sea.” This wording confirms the clause’s overall action rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.

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