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גַּאֲוָה H1346

H1346 is the Hebrew word גַּאֲוָה, transliterated gaʼăvâh and said gah-av-aw'. The King James Version most often renders it pride.

Word: גַּאֲוָהTransliteration: gaʼăvâhSaid: gah-av-aw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 18 verses

What it means

arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament.

Where it comes from

from H1342 (גָּאָה).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 18 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

pride 8×excellency 3×things proudly 1×proud 1×swelling 1×therefore pride 1×haughtiness 1×even of his haughtiness 1×arrogancy 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: excellency, haughtiness, highness, pride, proudly, swelling.

Verses using גַּאֲוָה

All 18 verses, quoted in full.

Deuteronomy 33:26 · KJV

There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.

Deuteronomy 33:29 · KJV

Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

Job 41:15 · KJV

His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

Psalm 10:2 · KJV

The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

Psalm 31:18 · KJV

Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

Psalm 31:23 · KJV

O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

Psalm 36:11 · KJV

Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

Psalm 46:3 · KJV

Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

Psalm 68:34 · KJV

Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.

Psalm 73:6 · KJV

Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.

Proverbs 14:3 · KJV

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

Proverbs 29:23 · KJV

A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

Isaiah 9:9 · KJV

And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart,

Isaiah 13:11 · KJV

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.

Isaiah 16:6 · KJV

We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.

Isaiah 25:11 · KJV

And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.

Jeremiah 48:29 · KJV

We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.

Zephaniah 3:11 · KJV

In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1346 mean?

H1346 is the Hebrew word גַּאֲוָה (gaʼăvâh), meaning arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament.

How is H1346 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it pride (8 times), excellency (3 times), things proudly (1 time), proud (1 time), swelling (1 time), among others.

How many times does H1346 appear in the Bible?

גַּאֲוָה (gaʼăvâh) is tagged in 18 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1346 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1342 (גָּאָה).

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