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
A deep-dive treatment of this word is in the works. The featured chapter above carries the long form of what this word meant to its first audience.