Definition

{arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament}

Etymology

from H1342 (גָּאָה); the same as H1346 (גַּאֲוָה)xlit gaʻăvâh corrected to gaʼăvâh

Where the KJV renders it

• arrogancy
• excellency(-lent)
• majesty
• pomp
• pride
• proud
• 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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