Strong’s H1342 · Hebrew

גָּאָה
gâʼâh
gaw-aw'

Definition

to mount up; hence, in general, to rise, (figuratively) be majestic

Etymology

a primitive root;

Where the KJV renders it

  • gloriously
  • grow up
  • increase
  • be risen
  • triumph

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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