גַּאֲוָהgaʼăvâh

majesty, pride

Pronunciation: gah-av-aw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1346

Meanings

1. rising up, swelling (Psalms 46:4)

2. majesty (Deuteronomy 33:29; Isaiah 16:6; Jeremiah 48:29)

3. pride, haughtiness (Psalms 10:2; Psalms 31:19; Psalms 31:24)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 19 times in the Bible.

  • Deuteronomy 33:26 “There is no one like the God of Israel. He rides across the heavens to help you, across the skies in majestic splendor.
  • Deuteronomy 33:29 How blessed you are, O Israel! Who else is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your protecting shield and your triumphant sword! Your enemies will cringe before you, and you will stomp on their backs!”
  • Job 41:15 The scales on its back are like rows of shields tightly sealed together.
  • Psalms 10:2 The wicked arrogantly hunt down the poor. Let them be caught in the evil they plan for others.
  • Psalms 31:18 Silence their lying lips— those proud and arrogant lips that accuse the godly.
  • Psalms 31:23 Love the Lord, all you godly ones! For the Lord protects those who are loyal to him, but he harshly punishes the arrogant.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).