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Lexicon :: Strong's H1346 - ga'ăvâ

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גַּאֲוָה
Transliteration
ga'ăvâ
Pronunciation
gah-av-aw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 299d

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: גאוה.

Strong’s Definitions

גַּאֲוָה gaʼăvâh, gah-av-aw'; from H1342; arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament:—excellency, haughtiness, highness, pride, proudly, swelling.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's H1346 in the following manner: pride (9x), excellency (3x), haughtiness (2x), arrogancy (1x), highness (1x), proud (1x), proudly (1x), swelling (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's H1346 in the following manner: pride (9x), excellency (3x), haughtiness (2x), arrogancy (1x), highness (1x), proud (1x), proudly (1x), swelling (1x).

  1. pride, majesty, a rising up

    1. a rising up, swelling (of the sea)

    2. majesty (of Israel)

    3. pride, haughtiness

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גַּאֲוָה gaʼăvâh, gah-av-aw'; from H1342; arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament:—excellency, haughtiness, highness, pride, proudly, swelling.
STRONGS H1346: Abbreviations
† גַּאֲוָה noun feminine majesty, pride (compare Syriac aTxvuyafg) — Job 41:7 + 6 times; construct גַּאֲוַת Proverbs 29:23 + 2 times; suffix גַּאֲוָתִי Isaiah 13:3 + 8 times; —
1. rising up, swelling of the sea Psalm 46:4.
2. majesty, of Israel Deuteronomy 33:29, Moab Isaiah 16:6 = Jeremiah 48:29, scales of crocodile Job 41:7, of God Deuteronomy 33:26; Psalm 68:35.
3. pride, haughtiness Psalm 10:2; Psalm 31:19; Psalm 31:24; Psalm 36:12; Psalm 73:6; Proverbs 14:3; Proverbs 29:23; Isaiah 9:8; Isaiah 13:11; Isaiah 25:11; עליזי גאותי my proudly exulting ones Isaiah 13:3 compare Zephaniah 3:11.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

33:26; 33:29

Job

41:7; 41:7

Psalms

10:2; 31:19; 31:24; 36:12; 46:4; 68:35; 73:6

Proverbs

14:3; 29:23; 29:23

Isaiah

9:8; 13:3; 13:3; 13:11; 16:6; 25:11

Jeremiah

48:29

Zephaniah

3:11

H1346

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1346 matches the Hebrew גַּאֲוָה (ga'ăvâ),
which occurs 19 times in 19 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:26 - “There is none like God, O Jeshurun,
who rides through the heavens to your help,
through the skies in his majesty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:29 - Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you,
a people saved by the LORD,
the shield of your help,
and the sword of your triumph!
Your enemies shall come fawning to you,
and you shall tread upon their backs.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:15 - His back is made of[fn] rows of shields,
shut up closely as with a seal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:2 - In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor;
let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:18 - Let the lying lips be mute,
which speak insolently against the righteous
in pride and contempt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:23 - Love the LORD, all you his saints!
The LORD preserves the faithful
but abundantly repays the one who acts in pride.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:11 - Let not the foot of arrogance come upon me,
nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 46:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:3 - though its waters roar and foam,
though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:34 - Ascribe power to God,
whose majesty is over Israel,
and whose power is in the skies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:6 - Therefore pride is their necklace;
violence covers them as a garment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:3 - By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back,[fn]
but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:23 - One’s pride will bring him low,
but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:9 - and all the people will know,
Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria,
who say in pride and in arrogance of heart:

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:3 - I myself have commanded my consecrated ones,
and have summoned my mighty men to execute my anger,
my proudly exulting ones.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:11 - I will punish the world for its evil,
and the wicked for their iniquity;
I will put an end to the pomp of the arrogant,
and lay low the pompous pride of the ruthless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:6 - We have heard of the pride of Moab—
how proud he is!—
of his arrogance, his pride, and his insolence;
in his idle boasting he is not right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:11 - And he will spread out his hands in the midst of it
as a swimmer spreads his hands out to swim,
but the LORD will lay low his pompous pride together with the skill[fn] of his hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:29 - We have heard of the pride of Moab—
he is very proud—
of his loftiness, his pride, and his arrogance,
and the haughtiness of his heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:11 - “On that day you shall not be put to shame
because of the deeds by which you have rebelled against me;
for then I will remove from your midst
your proudly exultant ones,
and you shall no longer be haughty
in my holy mountain.
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