H1346

גַּאֲוָה

ga.a.vahH:N-F

pride

1) pride, majesty, a rising up 1a) a rising up, swelling (of the sea) 1b) majesty (of Israel) 1c) pride, haughtiness

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

גַּאֲוָה noun feminine majesty, pride (compare Syriac ) — Job 41:7 + 6 t.; construct גַּאֲוַת Prov 29:23 + 2 t.; suffix גַּאֲוָתִי Isa 13:3 + 8 t.; —

1. rising up, swelling of the sea Ps 46:4.
2. majesty, of Israel Deut 33:29, Moab Isa 16:6 = Jer 48:29, scales of crocodile Job 41:7, of God Deut 33:26; Ps 68:35.
3. pride, haughtiness Ps 10:2; Ps 31:19; Ps 31:24; Ps 36:12; Ps 73:6; Prov 14:3; Prov 29:23; Isa 9:8; Isa 13:11; Isa 25:11 עליזי גאותי my proudly exulting ones Isa 13:3 compare Zeph 3:11.


12 occurrences

Deuteronomy (2), Psalms (2), Proverbs (2), Isaiah (4), Jeremiah (1), Zephaniah (1)