גַּאֲוָה

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hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine19 occurrences7 books19 verses

Definition

from H1342; arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament
Traditional renderings: excellency, haughtiness, highness, pride, proudly, swelling.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders גַּאֲוָה:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

19 total
  1. Deuteronomy 33:26וּבְגַאֲוָת֖וֹ · in His majesty
    “There is none like the God of Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to your aid, and the clouds in His majesty.
  2. Deuteronomy 33:29גַּאֲוָתֶ֑ךָ · in which you boast
    Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”
  3. Job 41:15גַּ֭אֲוָה · [his] pride
    His rows of scales are his pride, tightly sealed together.
  4. Psalm 10:2בְּגַאֲוַ֣ת · In pride
    In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
  5. Psalm 31:18בְּגַאֲוָ֥ה · full of pride
    May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
  6. Psalm 31:23גַאֲוָֽה׃
    Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.
  7. Psalm 36:11גַּאֲוָ֑ה · of the proud
    Let not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
  8. Psalm 46:3בְּגַאֲוָת֣וֹ · in the surge
    …though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge. Selah
  9. Psalm 68:34גַּאֲוָת֑וֹ · whose majesty
    Ascribe the power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose strength is in the skies.
  10. Psalm 73:6גַאֲוָ֑ה · pride
    Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.
  11. Proverbs 14:3גַּאֲוָ֑ה · The proud
    The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
  12. Proverbs 29:23גַּאֲוַ֣ת · pride
    A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
  13. Isaiah 9:9בְּגַאֲוָ֛ה · With pride
    All the people will know it—Ephraim and the dwellers of Samaria. With pride and arrogance of heart they will say:
  14. Isaiah 13:3גַּאֲוָתִֽי׃ · in My triumph
    I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have even summoned My warriors to execute My wrath and exult in My triumph.
  15. Isaiah 13:11וְגַאֲוַ֥ת · the pride
    I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.
  16. Isaiah 16:6גַּאֲוָת֧וֹ · [and] conceit
    We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty.
  17. Isaiah 25:11גַּֽאֲוָת֔וֹ · His pride
    He will spread out his hands within it, as a swimmer spreads his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, despite the skill of his hands.
  18. Jeremiah 48:29וְגַאֲוָת֖וֹ · arrogance
    We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart.
  19. Zephaniah 3:11גַּאֲוָתֵ֔ךְ · in their pride
    On that day you will not be put to shame for any of the deeds by which you have transgressed against Me. For then I will remove from among you those who rejoice in their pride, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain.