H1600 גָּעָה gâʻâh → Root

4 languages

Root of the געה gâʻâh family (2 members).

To bellow loudly, usually referring to the vocal sound made by large animals, especially cattle, but can also extend to loud, guttural cries or shouts by humans in figurative usage; conveys the sense of producing a deep, resonant, or forceful noise.

Etymology Root געה (g-'-h) meaning is 'to bellow, to shout,' with the verb form used for the sound made by cattle and occasionally humans. The word reflects the root meaning of emitting a loud or deep sound, but its attested use focuses on animal vocalization.

Reflexes  · not yet grouped by proto-form

LanguageWordMeaningSegmentationRoot
Ndebele khala cry, weep -khala
Swati khala cry, weep -khala
Xhosa khala cry, weep -khala
Zulu khala cry loudly khal

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  • H1601 גֹּעָה Goah unset

    Proper noun designating a place name, Goʿah (Goath), whose precise location is not known but is referenced as being near

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