Strong’s H1348 · Hebrew

גֵּאוּת
gêʼûwth
gay-ooth'

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

  • excellent things
  • lifting up
  • majesty
  • pride
  • proudly
  • raging

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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