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גָּאוֹן H1347
H1347 is the Hebrew word גָּאוֹן, transliterated gâʼôwn and said gaw-ohn'. The King James Version most often renders it pride.
What it means
{arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament}.
Where it comes from
from H1342 (גָּאָה); the same as H1346 (גַּאֲוָה)xlit gaʻăvâh corrected to gaʼăvâh.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 47 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: arrogancy, excellency(-lent), majesty, pomp, pride, proud, swelling.
Verses using גָּאוֹן
The first 40 of 43 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 15:7 · KJV
And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.
Leviticus 26:19 · KJV
And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:
Job 35:12 · KJV
There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
Job 37:4 · KJV
After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.
Job 38:11 · KJV
And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
Job 40:10 · KJV
Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
Psalm 47:4 · KJV
He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
Psalm 59:12 · KJV
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.
Proverbs 8:13 · KJV
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
Proverbs 16:18 · KJV
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Isaiah 2:19 · KJV
And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
Isaiah 2:21 · KJV
To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
Isaiah 4:2 · KJV
In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.
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 13:19 · KJV
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
Isaiah 14:11 · KJV
Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
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 23:9 · KJV
The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.
Isaiah 24:14 · KJV
They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea.
Isaiah 60:15 · KJV
Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.
Jeremiah 12:5 · KJV
If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?
Jeremiah 13:9 · KJV
Thus saith the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
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.
Jeremiah 49:19 · KJV
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
Jeremiah 50:44 · KJV
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
Ezekiel 7:20 · KJV
As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.
Ezekiel 7:24 · KJV
Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled.
Ezekiel 16:49 · KJV
Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
Ezekiel 24:21 · KJV
Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.
Ezekiel 30:6 · KJV
Thus saith the LORD; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 30:18 · KJV
At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.
Ezekiel 32:12 · KJV
By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall, the terrible of the nations, all of them: and they shall spoil the pomp of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shall be destroyed.
Ezekiel 33:28 · KJV
For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through.
Hosea 5:5 · KJV
And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.
Hosea 7:10 · KJV
And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.
Amos 6:8 · KJV
The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD 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.
Amos 8:7 · KJV
The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.
Micah 5:4 · KJV
And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
Nahum 2:2 · KJV
For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.
Zephaniah 2:10 · KJV
This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1347 mean?
H1347 is the Hebrew word גָּאוֹן (gâʼôwn), meaning {arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament}.
How is H1347 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it pride (19 times), excellency (9 times), majesty (5 times), pomp (4 times), swelling (3 times), among others.
How many times does H1347 appear in the Bible?
גָּאוֹן (gâʼôwn) is tagged in 43 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1347 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1342 (גָּאָה); the same as H1346 (גַּאֲוָה)xlit gaʻăvâh corrected to gaʼăvâh.
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