15 occurrences

'Lofty' in the Bible

I have certainly built a lofty house for you, a place for you to live forever."

Verse ConceptsBuildingGod's Dwelling

"[Is] not God [in the] height of [the] heavens? But see how lofty are {the highest stars}.

Verse ConceptsAstronomyGod On HighThings On High

It observes all [the] lofty; it [is] king {over all that are proud}."

Verse ConceptsKings And Pridearrogance

Like sheep they are destined to Sheol; death will shepherd them. But the upright will rule over them in the morning, and their forms [will be for] Sheol to consume, [far from] his lofty abode.

Verse ConceptsFeedingGrave, TheSheolSheepInadequate ShepherdingDeath Of The WickedBeauty, Temporal Nature OfUprightnessHow Death Is InevitableThe Fact Of DeathDeath Of Loved One

[There is] a generation--how lofty [are] their eyes! And their eyelids they will lift.

Verse ConceptsAudacityarrogance

For [there is] a day for Yahweh of hosts against all of [the] proud and [the] lofty and against all that is lifted up and humble,

Verse ConceptsDay of the LORDTradeAbaseAbasement Of The ProudThe Day Of JudgementGod Opposes The ProudBeing Humble

and against all the lofty and lifted up cedars of Lebanon, and against all the large trees of Bashan,

Verse ConceptsOaks

and against all the high mountains, and against all the lofty hills,

For he has thrown down [the] inhabitants of [the] height, he lays low [the] lofty city. He lays it low to [the] ground; he throws her to [the] dust.

Verse ConceptsHumiliationHumilityPride, Results OfHumbling The ProudDestruction Of CitiesPutting Things Down

You have set your bed upon a high and lofty mountain; indeed, you went up there to slaughter sacrifice.

Verse ConceptsSacrifice, In OtBedsSacrificing On The High PlacesInfidelity

Look from heaven, and see from the lofty residence of your holiness and glory. Where [are] your zeal and strength? {Your compassion} and mercy to me hold themselves back.

Verse ConceptsGod, Compassion OfGentlenessGod, Zeal OfSympathyTendernessZealHeaven, God's ThroneGod Acts From HeavenQuerying God's Power

A lofty throne of glory from the beginning [is] the place of our sanctuary.

Verse ConceptsSanctuary

Thus says the Lord Yahweh: 'And I will take, [even] I, from the treetop of the high cedar, and I will plant [it], from the head of its new plant shoot I will pluck a tender one, and I will plant [it], [even] I, on a high and lofty mountain.

Verse ConceptsTendernessMessianic PropheciesMetaphorical PlantingThe Mountains Of Israel

And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and lofty mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

Verse ConceptsecstasyTranceGod Carrying PeopleLed By The SpiritOthers Going DownTaken To HeavenHoly City

Bible Theasaurus

Elevated (27 instances)
Eloquent (8 instances)
Eminent (11 instances)
Exalted (162 instances)
Gallant (1 instance)
Grand (3 instances)
Handsome (22 instances)
High-Minded (5 instances)
Impassioned (3 instances)
Lofty (52 instances)
Majestic (76 instances)
Noble-Minded (1 instance)
Towering (6 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
גּבוהּ גּבהּ 
Gaboahh 
Usage: 37

גּבהוּת 
Gabhuwth 
Usage: 2

רוּם 
Ruwm 
up , exalt , high , offer , give , heave , extol , lofty , take , tall , higher ,
Usage: 189