Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H1346

Strong's H1346 · Hebrew

גַּאֲוָה

gaʼăvâh · /gah-av-aw'/

Number
H1346
Language
Hebrew
Original word
גַּאֲוָה
Transliteration
gaʼăvâh
Pronunciation
gah-av-aw'
KJV occurrences
19 verses

Definition

arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament

KJV: excellency, haughtiness, highness, pride, proudly, swelling.

Root / derivation: from H1342 (גָּאָה);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered גַּאֲוָה across 19 verses.

pride9×
excellency3×
haughtiness2×
arrogancy1×
highness1×
proud1×
proudly1×
swelling1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

19 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Deuteronomy2 verses
Job1 verse
Psalms7 verses
Psalms 10:2

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

Psalms 31:18

Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous. grievous: Heb. a hard thing

Psalms 31:23

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

Psalms 36:11

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

Psalms 46:3

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

Psalms 68:34

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

Psalms 73:6

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

Proverbs2 verses
Isaiah5 verses
Isaiah 9:9

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

Isaiah 13:3

I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness.

Isaiah 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.

Isaiah 16:6

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

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.

Jeremiah1 verse
Zephaniah1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H1346 (gaʼăvâh) mean?

arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament

How many times does H1346 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H1346 (גַּאֲוָה) appears in 19 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “pride.”

How is gaʼăvâh translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H1346 is rendered as “pride” (9×), “excellency” (3×), “haughtiness” (2×), “arrogancy” (1×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word גַּאֲוָה come from?

from H1342 (גָּאָה);