גַּאֲוָה
gaʼăvâh · H1346 · Hebrew · 19 occurrences
Meanings
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rising, swelling
State in which a substance increases in volume, which manifests itself in an increasing height
ExamplesPsalm 46:3 Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah
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greatness, glory, pride, arrogance
State in which humans or deities have an elevated status, either in their own eyes or in the eyes of other people, which can either be good or bad, depending on whether this status is justified
ExamplesDeuteronomy 33:26 “There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, Who rides the heavens to your help, And the clouds in His majesty.
Deuteronomy 33:29 “Blessed are you, Israel; Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, The shield of your help, And He who is the sword of your majesty! So your enemies will cringe before you, And you will trample on their high places.”
Proverbs 29:23 A person’s pride will bring him low, But a humble spirit will obtain honor.
How it’s used In 8 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
12 occurrences in 7 groups
- הוּhis 6
- אָדָםhuman, humankind, human being(s) 1
- עָרִיץmighty 1
- רָשָׁעwicked 1
- יmy 1
- ךָyour 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- אֵלGod, god 1
What it doesIt is the subject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- עָנַקto make provision 1
- שָׁפֵלto be brought low, to humble 1
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- שָׁפֵלto be brought low, to humble 2
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- יִשְׂרָאֵלIsrael 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- אָפִיקwadi 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
5 occurrences in 1 groups
- בin/on/with 8
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
6 occurrences in 5 groups
- עַלִּיזjoyful 2
- חֹטֵרshoot 1
- חֶרֶבsword 1
- עָשָׂהto do, to make 1
- רֶגֶלfoot, leg 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- גֹּבַהּ gôbahh · H1363 · height
- Both words denote abstract qualities of height or elevation used literally and metaphorically (pride, haughtiness, excellence). Their senses overlap, and both can express "pride" or "height."
In the other Testament 1 word
- ὕβρις hýbris · G5196 · maltreatment, insolence and mistreatment, harm
- ὕβρις (hýbris, G5196) renders the negative behavioral manifestation of גַּאֲוָה (gaʼăvâh, H1346) — outward violent insolence or injurious acts driven by arrogance — rather than the internal attitude of pride itself, representing a narrower register that emphasizes the destructive outworking of haughtiness toward others.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- High002001001035
- גַּאֲוָה denotes exalted majesty or highness, as in Deuteronomy 33:26's description of God's majesty riding the heavens.
- Great002001002012
- The word also denotes pride, whether the proud majesty of God and His people or, negatively, human arrogance, as in Job 41:7's description of the pride of Leviathan.
Word family 15 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H1346. gaavah גַּאֲוָה noun feminine majesty, pride (compare Syriac ) — Job 41:7 Job…
גַּאֲוָה noun feminine majesty, pride (compare Syriac ) — Job 41:7 Job 41:6t.; construct גַּאֲוַת Pro 29:23 Pro 29:2t.; suffix גַּאֲוָתִי Isa 13:3 Isa 13:8t.; —
1 rising up, swelling of the sea Psa 46:4.
2 majesty, of Israel Deu 33:29, Moab Isa 16:6 = Jer 48:29, scales of crocodile Job 41:7, of God Deu 33:26; Psa 68:35.
3 pride, haughtiness Psa 10:2; Psa 31:19; Psa 31:24; Psa 36:12; Psa 73:6; Pro 14:3; Pro 29:23; Isa 9:8; Isa 13:11; Isa 25:11; גאותי עליזי my proudly exulting ones Isa 13:3 compare Zep 3:11.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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