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Lexicon :: Strong's H1347 - gā'ôn

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גָּאוֹן
Transliteration
gā'ôn
Pronunciation
gaw-ohn'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 299e

Strong’s Definitions

גָּאוֹן gâʼôwn, gaw-ohn'; from H1342; the same as H1346:—arrogancy, excellency(-lent), majesty, pomp, pride, proud, swelling.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 49x

The KJV translates Strong's H1347 in the following manner: pride (20x), excellency (10x), majesty (7x), pomp (5x), swelling (3x), arrogancy (2x), excellent (1x), proud (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 49x
The KJV translates Strong's H1347 in the following manner: pride (20x), excellency (10x), majesty (7x), pomp (5x), swelling (3x), arrogancy (2x), excellent (1x), proud (1x).

  1. exaltation, majesty, pride

    1. majesty, exaltation, excellence

      1. of nations

      2. of God

      3. of the Jordan

    2. pride, arrogance (bad sense)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גָּאוֹן gâʼôwn, gaw-ohn'; from H1342; the same as H1346:—arrogancy, excellency(-lent), majesty, pomp, pride, proud, swelling.
STRONGS H1347: Abbreviations
† גָּאוֺן noun masculineHosea 5:5 exaltation — Job 40:10 + 5 times; construct גְּאוֺן Leviticus 26:19 + 31 times; suffix גְּאוֺנְךָ etc. Exodus 15:7 + 9 times; plural suffix גְּאוֺנָ֑יִךְ Ezekiel 16:56; —
1. exaltation, majesty, excellence,
a. of nations, their wealth, power, magnificence of buildings, e.g. Egypt Ezekiel 32:12, Chaldeans Isaiah 13:11, 19; Isaiah 14:11, Philistines Zechariah 9:6, Assyria Zechariah 10:11, Jacob Psalm 47:5; Amos 6:8; Amos 8:7; Nahum 2:3, Israel Hosea 5:5; Hosea 7:10 (probably appellation of י׳), Nahum 2:3, Judah Jeremiah 13:9, Jerusalem Jeremiah 13:9; Ezekiel 16:56; גְּאוֺן עֻזָּהּ pride of her strength Ezekiel 30:6, 18; Ezekiel 33:28; גאון עזים Ezekiel 7:24 (but Greek Version of the LXX Ew Hi Co read עזם); גאון עזכם Leviticus 26:19; Ezekiel 24:21; the fruit of land of Judah will become לגאון ולתפארת majestic and beautiful Isaiah 4:2; גאון כל צבי the majesty of all the splendour (of Tyre) Isaiah 23:9; Zion is to become גאון עולם an everlasting excellency Isaiah 60:15.
b. of God Exodus 15:7; Isaiah 24:14; Micah 5:3; הֲדַר גְּאֹנוֺ Isaiah 2:10, 19, 21; יַרְעֵם בְּקוֺל גְּאוֺנוֺ Job 37:4; עֲדֵה נָא גָּאוֺן וָגֹבַהּ Job 40:10.
c. גאון הירדן majesty of Jordan, referring to the green and shady banks, clothed with willows, tamarisks, and cane, in which the lions made their covert Jeremiah 49:19; Jeremiah 50:44; Zechariah 11:3, and therefore dangerous Jeremiah 12:5 (Ew thinks of the swelling of its agitated waters); גְּאוֺן גַּלֶּיךָ majesty of thy waves Job 38:11.
2. pride (bad sense) Job 35:12; Psalm 59:13; Proverbs 8:13; Proverbs 16:18; Ezekiel 7:20; Ezekiel 16:49; Zephaniah 2:10; of Moab Isaiah 16:6 (twice in verse) = Jeremiah 48:29 (twice in verse).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

15:7; 15:7

Leviticus

26:19; 26:19

Job

35:12; 37:4; 38:11; 40:10; 40:10

Psalms

47:5; 59:13

Proverbs

8:13; 16:18

Isaiah

2:10; 2:19; 2:21; 4:2; 13:11; 13:19; 14:11; 16:6; 23:9; 24:14; 60:15

Jeremiah

12:5; 13:9; 13:9; 48:29; 49:19; 50:44

Ezekiel

7:20; 7:24; 16:49; 16:56; 16:56; 24:21; 30:6; 30:18; 32:12; 33:28

Hosea

5:5; 5:5; 7:10

Amos

6:8; 8:7

Micah

5:3

Nahum

2:3; 2:3

Zephaniah

2:10

Zechariah

9:6; 10:11; 11:3

H1347

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Strong's Number H1347 matches the Hebrew גָּאוֹן (gā'ôn),
which occurs 49 times in 45 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:7 - And in the abundance of thy glory thou hast broken the adversaries to pieces: thou sentest forth thy wrath, it devoured them as stubble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:19 - And I will break down the haughtiness of your pride; and I will make your heaven iron, and your earth as it were brass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:12 - There they shall cry, and none shall hearken, even because of the insolence of wicked men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:4 - After him shall be a cry with a loud voice; he shall thunder with the voice of his excellency, yet he shall not cause men to pass away, for one shall hear his voice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:11 - And I said to it, Hitherto shalt thou come, but thou shalt not go beyond, but thy waves shall be confined within thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:10 - Assume now a lofty bearing and power; and clothe thyself with glory and honour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:4 - (LXX 46:5) He has chosen out his inheritance for us, the beauty of Jacob which he loved. Pause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:12 - (LXX 58:13) For the sin of their mouth, and the word of their lips, let them be even taken in their pride.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:13 - The fear of the Lord hates unrighteousness, and insolence, and pride, and the ways of wicked men; and I hate the perverse ways of bad men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:18 - Pride goes before destruction, and folly before a fall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:10 - Now therefore enter ye into the rocks, and hide yourselves in the earth, for fear of the Lord, and by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:19 - having carried them into the caves, and into the clefts of the rocks, and into the caverns of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and [fn]by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:21 - to enter into the caverns of the solid rock, and into the clefts of the rocks, for fear of the Lord, and by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 4:2 - And in that day God shall shine gloriously in counsel on the earth, to exalt and glorify the remnant of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:11 - And I will command evils for the whole world, and will visit their sins on the ungodly: and I will destroy the pride of transgressors, and will bring low the pride of the haughty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:19 - And Babylon, which is called glorious by the king of the Chaldeans, shall be as when God overthrew Sodoma and Gomorrha.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:11 - Thy glory has come down to Hades, and thy great mirth: under thee they shall spread corruption, and the worm shall be thy covering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:6 - We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud. I have cut off his pride: thy prophecy shall not be thus, no not thus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:9 - The Lord of hosts has purposed to bring down all the pride of the glorious ones, and to disgrace every glorious thing on the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:14 - these shall cry aloud; and they that are left on the land shall rejoice together in the glory of the Lord: the water of the sea shall be troubled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:15 - Because thou hast become desolate and hated, and there was no helper, therefore I will make thee a perpetual gladness, a joy of many generations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:5 - Thy feet run, and they cause thee to faint; how wilt thou prepare to ride upon horses? and thou hast been confident in the land of thy peace? how wilt thou do in the roaring of Jordan?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:9 - Thus will I mar the pride of Juda, and the pride of Jerusalem;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:29 - (LXX 31:29) And I have heard of the pride of Moab, he has greatly heightened his pride and his haughtiness, and his heart has been lifted up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:19 - (LXX 30:13) Behold, he shall come up as a lion out of the midst of Jordan to the place of Ætham: for I will speedily drive them from it, and do ye set the young men against her: for who is like me? and who will withstand me? and who is this shepherd, who shall confront me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:44 - (LXX 27:44) Behold, he shall come up as a lion from Jordan to Gæthan; for I will speedily drive them from her, and I will set all the youths against her: for who is like me? and who will resist me? and who is this shepherd who will stand before me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:20 - As for their choice ornaments, they employed them for pride, and they made of them images of their abominations: therefore have I made them uncleanness to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:24 - And I will turn back the boasting of their strength; and their holy things shall be defiled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:49

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:49 - Moreover this was the sin of thy sister Sodom, pride: she and her daughters lived in pleasure, in fulness of bread and in abundance: this belonged to her and her daughters, and they helped not the hand of the poor and needy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:56

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:56 - And surely thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the days of thy pride:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:21 - Say to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the boast of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and for which your souls are concerned; and your sons and your daughters, whom ye have left, shall fall by the sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:6 - And the supports of Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her strength shall come down from Magdol to Syene: they shall fall by the sword in it, saith the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:18 - And the day shall be darkened in Taphnæ, when I have broken there the sceptres of Egypt: and the pride of her strength shall perish there: and a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall be taken prisoners.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:12 - with the swords of mighty men; and I will cast down thy strength: they are all destroying ones from the nations, and they shall destroy the pride of Egypt, and all her strength shall be crushed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:28 - And I will make the land desert, and the pride of her strength shall perish; and the mountains of Israel shall be made desolate by reason of no man passing through.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:5 - And the pride of Israel shall be brought low before his face; and Israel and Ephraim shall fall in their iniquities; and Judas also shall fall with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:10 - And the pride of Israel shall be brought down before his face: yet they have not returned to the Lord their God, neither have they diligently sought him for all this.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:8 - For the Lord has sworn by himself, saying, Because I abhor all the pride of Jacob, I do also hate his countries, and I will cut off his city with all who inhabit it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:7 - The Lord swears against the pride of Jacob, None of your works shall ever be forgotten.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:4 - (LXX 5:3) And the Lord shall stand, and see, and feed his flock with power, and they shall dwell in the glory of the name of the Lord their God: for now shall they be magnified to the ends of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:2 - (LXX 2:3) For the Lord has turned aside the pride of Jacob, as the pride of Israel: for they have utterly rejected them, and have destroyed their branches.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:10 - This is their punishment in return for their haughtiness, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the Lord Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:6 - And aliens shall dwell in Azotus, and I will bring down the pride of the Philistines.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:11 - And they shall pass through a narrow sea, they shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deep places of the rivers shall be dried up: and all the pride of the Assyrians shall be taken away, and the sceptre of Egypt shall be removed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:3 - There is a voice of the shepherds mourning; for their greatness is [fn]brought low: a voice of roaring lions; for the [fn]pride of Jordan is brought down.
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