Lexicon
יָגָה
ya.gah
H3014
H:V Hebrew

to thrust away

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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language

ya.gah describes someone being removed from the highway so that others can pass.

The sole attested use describes a completed removal from the highway, clearing the way for those following behind.

Senses in use

  1. Removed from the highway · dominant

    In 2 Samuel 20:13, the Hiphil perfect form occurs in the clause about someone being moved away from the highway before everyone passes on after Joab; the APB renders the clause, "Once he had been thrust away from the highway, everyone passed on."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Samuel 20:13, the APB presents the action as being "thrust away from the highway." This identifies the clause's overall presentation rather than a precise one-word equivalent.

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