Strong’s H1466 · Hebrew

גֵּוָה
gêvâh
gay-vaw'

Definition

exaltation; (figuratively) arrogance

Etymology

the same as H1465 (גֵּוָה);

Where the KJV renders it

  • lifting up
  • pride

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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