גֵּאוּת
gêʼûwth · gay-ooth'
{arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament}
Lexicon
Derivation: from H1342 (גָּאָה); the same as H1346 (גַּאֲוָה)xlit gaʻăvâh corrected to gaʼăvâh
{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: excellent things, lifting up, majesty, pride, proudly, raging.
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)
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to carry, to lift up › strength, the leader › to fasten and establish › the mark, the covenant sign
To carry, to lift up of strength, the leader that works to fasten and establish of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of גֵּאוּת 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
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of pride2 · 25%
- proudly1 · 13%
- the raging1 · 13%
- with majesty1 · 13%
- like the lifting up1 · 13%
- excellent things1 · 13%
- the majesty1 · 13%
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.