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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
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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).
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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 -
And in the greatness of thine excellency thou overthrowest them that rise up against thee: Thou sendest forth thy wrath, it consumeth them as stubble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:19

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:12 -
There they cry, but none giveth answer,
Because of the pride of evil men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:4 -
After it a voice roareth;
He thundereth with the voice of his majesty;
And he restraineth not the lightnings when his voice is heard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:11

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And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further;
And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:10 -
Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity;
And array thyself with honor and majesty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 47:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:4 -
He chooseth our inheritance for us,
The glory of Jacob whom he loved.
[Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:12 -
For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips,
Let them even be taken in their pride,
And for cursing and lying which they speak.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:13 -
The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil:
Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way,
And the perverse mouth, do I hate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:18

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:10 - Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:19 - And men shall go into the caves of the rocks, and into the holes of the earth, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake mightily the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:21 - to go into the caverns of the rocks, and into the clefts of the ragged rocks, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake mightily the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 4:2 - In that day shall the branch of Jehovah be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:11 - And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity: and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:19 - And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans’ pride, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:11 - Thy pomp is brought down to Sheol, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and worms cover thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:6 - We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; even of his arrogancy, and his pride, and his wrath; his boastings are nought.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:9 - Jehovah of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:14 - These shall lift up their voice, they shall shout; for the majesty of Jehovah they cry aloud from the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:15 - Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man passed through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:5 - If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and though in a land of peace thou art secure, yet how wilt thou do in the pride of the Jordan?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:9 - Thus saith Jehovah, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:29

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:19 - Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the pride of the Jordan against the strong habitation: for I will suddenly make them run away from it; and whoso is chosen, him will I appoint over it: for who is like me? and who will appoint me a time? and who is the shepherd that will stand before me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:44 - Behold, the enemy shall come up like a lion from the pride of the Jordan against the strong habitation: for I will suddenly make them run away from it; and whoso is chosen, him will I appoint over it: for who is like me? and who will appoint me a time? and who is the shepherd that can stand before me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:20 - As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty; but they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things therein: therefore have I made it unto them as an unclean thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:24 - Wherefore I will bring the worst of the nations, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pride of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be profaned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:49

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:49 - Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom: pride, fulness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:56

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:56 - For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:21 - Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left behind shall fall by the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:6 - Thus saith Jehovah: They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Seveneh shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:18 - At Tehaphnehes also the day shall withdraw itself, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt, and the pride of her power shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:12 - By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall; the terrible of the nations are they all: and they shall bring to nought the pride of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shall be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:28 - And I will make the land a desolation and an astonishment; and the pride of her power shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, so that none shall pass through.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:5 - And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore Israel and Ephraim shall stumble in their iniquity; Judah also shall stumble with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:10 - And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: yet they have not returned unto Jehovah their God, nor sought him, for all this.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:8 - The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by himself, saith Jehovah, the God of hosts: I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces; therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:7 - Jehovah hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:4 - And he shall stand, and shall feed his flock in the strength of Jehovah, in the majesty of the name of Jehovah his God: and they shall abide; for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:2 - For Jehovah restoreth the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel; for the emptiers have emptied them out, and destroyed their vine-branches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:10 - This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of Jehovah of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:6 - And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:11 - And he will pass through the sea of affliction, and will smite the waves in the sea, and all the depths of the Nile shall dry up; and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:3 - A voice of the wailing of the shepherds! for their glory is destroyed: a voice of the roaring of young lions! for the pride of the Jordan is laid waste.
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