Strong’s H1346 · Hebrew

גַּאֲוָה
gaʼăvâh
gah-av-aw'

Definition

arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament

Etymology

from H1342 (גָּאָה);

Where the KJV renders it

  • excellency
  • haughtiness
  • highness
  • pride
  • proudly
  • swelling

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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