Definition

to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty

Etymology

a primitive root;

Where the KJV renders it

• exalt
• be haughty
• be (make) high(-er)
• lift up
• mount up
• be proud
• raise up great height
• upward

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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