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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