גַּאֲוָה
gaʼăvâh · gah-av-aw'
arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament
Lexicon
Derivation: from H1342 (גָּאָה);
arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament
- arrogance or majesty
- by implication, (concretely) ornament
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: excellency, haughtiness, highness, pride, proudly, swelling.
Letters
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to carry, to lift up › strength, the leader › to fasten and establish › to reveal, behold
To carry, to lift up of strength, the leader that works to fasten and establish that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of גַּאֲוָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
19 occurrences · 19 OT · 0 NT · 18 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of pride2 · 11%
- and in his excellency1 · 5%
- of thy excellency1 · 5%
- are his pride1 · 5%
- in his pride1 · 5%
- things proudly1 · 5%
- the proud1 · 5%
- with the swelling1 · 5%
- his excellency1 · 5%
- therefore pride1 · 5%
- pride1 · 5%
- in the pride1 · 5%
- in my highness1 · 5%
- the haughtiness1 · 5%
- even of his haughtiness1 · 5%
- their pride1 · 5%
- and his arrogancy1 · 5%
- in thy pride1 · 5%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.