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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 Box Exo 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:7 - In the abundance of your majesty you have overthrown those who rise up against you. You sent forth your wrath; it consumed them like stubble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:19 - I will break your strong pride and make your sky like iron and your land like bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:12 - Then they cry out - but he does not answer - because of the arrogance of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:4 - After that a voice roars; he thunders with an exalted voice, and he does not hold back his lightning bolts when his voice is heard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:11 - when I said, 'To here you may come and no farther, here your proud waves will be confined'?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:10 - Adorn yourself, then, with majesty and excellency, and clothe yourself with glory and honor!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 47:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:4 - He picked out for us a special land to be a source of pride for Jacob, whom he loves. (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:12 - They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:13 - The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:18

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:10 - Go up into the rocky cliffs, hide in the ground. Get away from the dreadful judgment of the LORD, from his royal splendor!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:19 - They will go into caves in the rocky cliffs and into holes in the ground, trying to escape the dreadful judgment of the LORD and his royal splendor, when he rises up to terrify the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:21 - so they themselves can go into the crevices of the rocky cliffs and the openings under the rocky overhangs, trying to escape the dreadful judgment of the LORD and his royal splendor, when he rises up to terrify the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 4:2 - At that time the crops given by the LORD will bring admiration and honor; the produce of the land will be a source of pride and delight to those who remain in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:11 - I will punish the world for its evil, and wicked people for their sin. I will put an end to the pride of the insolent, I will bring down the arrogance of tyrants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:19 - Babylon, the most admired of kingdoms, the Chaldeans' source of honor and pride, will be destroyed by God just as Sodom and Gomorrah were.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:11 - Your splendor has been brought down to Sheol, as well as the sound of your stringed instruments. You lie on a bed of maggots, with a blanket of worms over you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:6 - We have heard about Moab's pride, their great arrogance, their boasting, pride, and excess. But their boastful claims are empty!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:9 - The LORD who commands armies planned it - to dishonor the pride that comes from all her beauty, to humiliate all the dignitaries of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:14 - They lift their voices and shout joyfully; they praise the majesty of the LORD in the west.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:15 - You were once abandoned and despised, with no one passing through, but I will make you a permanent source of pride and joy to coming generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:5 - The LORD answered, "If you have raced on foot against men and they have worn you out, how will you be able to compete with horses? And if you feel secure only in safe and open country, how will you manage in the thick undergrowth along the Jordan River?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:9 - "I, the LORD, say: 'This shows how I will ruin the highly exalted position in which Judah and Jerusalem take pride.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:29 - I have heard how proud the people of Moab are, I know how haughty they are. I have heard how arrogant, proud, and haughty they are, what a high opinion they have of themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:19 - "A lion coming up from the thick undergrowth along the Jordan scatters the sheep in the pastureland around it. So too I will chase the Edomites off their land. Then I will appoint over it whomever I choose. For there is no one like me, and there is no one who can call me to account. There is no ruler who can stand up against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:44 - "A lion coming up from the thick undergrowth along the Jordan scatters the sheep in the pastureland around it. So too I will chase the Babylonians off of their land. Then I will appoint over it whomever I choose. For there is no one like me. There is no one who can call me to account. There is no ruler that can stand up against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:20 - They rendered the beauty of his ornaments into pride, and with it they made their abominable images - their detestable idols. Therefore I will render it filthy to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:24 - I will bring the most wicked of the nations and they will take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the arrogance of the strong, and their sanctuaries will be desecrated.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:49

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:49 - "'See here - this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters had majesty, abundance of food, and enjoyed carefree ease, but they did not help the poor and needy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:56

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:56 - In your days of majesty, was not Sodom your sister a byword in your mouth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:21 - Say to the house of Israel, 'This is what the sovereign LORD says: Realize I am about to desecrate my sanctuary - the source of your confident pride, the object in which your eyes delight, and your life's passion. Your very own sons and daughters whom you have left behind will die by the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:6 - "'This is what the LORD says: Egypt's supporters will fall; her confident pride will crumble. From Migdol to Syene they will die by the sword within her, declares the sovereign LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:18 - In Tahpanhes the day will be dark when I break the yoke of Egypt there. Her confident pride will cease within her; a cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:12 - By the swords of the mighty warriors I will cause your hordes to fall - all of them are the most terrifying among the nations. They will devastate the pride of Egypt, and all its hordes will be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:28 - I will turn the land into a desolate ruin; her confident pride will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will be so desolate no one will pass through them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:5 - The arrogance of Israel testifies against it; Israel and Ephraim will be overthrown because of their iniquity. Even Judah will be brought down with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:10 - The arrogance of Israel testifies against him, yet they refuse to return to the LORD their God! In spite of all this they refuse to seek him!

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:8 - The sovereign LORD confirms this oath by his very own life. The LORD, the God who commands armies, is speaking: "I despise Jacob's arrogance; I hate their fortresses. I will hand over to their enemies the city of Samaria and everything in it."

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:7 - The LORD confirms this oath by the arrogance of Jacob: "I swear I will never forget all you have done!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:4 - He will assume his post and shepherd the people by the LORD's strength, by the sovereign authority of the LORD his God. They will live securely, for at that time he will be honored even in the distant regions of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:2 - For the LORD will restore the majesty of Jacob, as well as the majesty of Israel, though their enemies have plundered them and have destroyed their fields.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:10 - This is how they will be repaid for their arrogance, for they taunted and verbally harassed the people of the LORD who commands armies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:6 - A mongrel people will live in Ashdod, for I will greatly humiliate the Philistines.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:11 - The LORD will cross the sea of storms and will calm its turbulence. The depths of the Nile will dry up, the pride of Assyria will be humbled, and the domination of Egypt will be no more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:3 - Listen to the howling of shepherds, because their magnificence has been destroyed. Listen to the roaring of young lions, because the thickets of the Jordan have been devastated.
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