גֵּאוּתgêʼûwth
majesty
Pronunciation: gay-ooth' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1348
Meanings
1. lifting up (Isaiah 9:17; Psalms 89:10)
2. majesty, of God (Psalms 93:1; Isaiah 26:10; Isaiah 12:5)
3. pride (Psalms 17:10; Psalms 74:20)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Psalms 17:10 They are without pity. Listen to their boasting!
- Psalms 89:9 You rule the oceans. You subdue their storm-tossed waves.
- Psalms 93:1 The Lord is king! He is robed in majesty. Indeed, the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength. The world stands firm and cannot be shaken.
- Isaiah 9:18 This wickedness is like a brushfire. It burns not only briers and thorns but also sets the forests ablaze. Its burning sends up clouds of smoke.
- Isaiah 12:5 Sing to the Lord, for he has done wonderful things. Make known his praise around the world.
- Isaiah 26:10 Your kindness to the wicked does not make them do good. Although others do right, the wicked keep doing wrong and take no notice of the Lord’s majesty.
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).