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Lexicon :: Strong's H1347 - gā'ôn

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גָּאוֹן
Transliteration
gā'ôn
Pronunciation
gaw-ohn'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
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TWOT Reference: 299e

Strong’s Definitions

גָּאוֹן gâʼôwn, gaw-ohn'; from H1342; the same as H1346:—arrogancy, excellency(-lent), majesty, pomp, pride, proud, swelling.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 49x

The KJV translates Strong's H1347 in the following manner: pride (20x), excellency (10x), majesty (7x), pomp (5x), swelling (3x), arrogancy (2x), excellent (1x), proud (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 49x
The KJV translates Strong's H1347 in the following manner: pride (20x), excellency (10x), majesty (7x), pomp (5x), swelling (3x), arrogancy (2x), excellent (1x), proud (1x).

  1. exaltation, majesty, pride

    1. majesty, exaltation, excellence

      1. of nations

      2. of God

      3. of the Jordan

    2. pride, arrogance (bad sense)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גָּאוֹן gâʼôwn, gaw-ohn'; from H1342; the same as H1346:—arrogancy, excellency(-lent), majesty, pomp, pride, proud, swelling.
STRONGS H1347: Abbreviations
† גָּאוֺן noun masculineHosea 5:5 exaltation — Job 40:10 + 5 times; construct גְּאוֺן Leviticus 26:19 + 31 times; suffix גְּאוֺנְךָ etc. Exodus 15:7 + 9 times; plural suffix גְּאוֺנָ֑יִךְ Ezekiel 16:56; —
1. exaltation, majesty, excellence,
a. of nations, their wealth, power, magnificence of buildings, e.g. Egypt Ezekiel 32:12, Chaldeans Isaiah 13:11, 19; Isaiah 14:11, Philistines Zechariah 9:6, Assyria Zechariah 10:11, Jacob Psalm 47:5; Amos 6:8; Amos 8:7; Nahum 2:3, Israel Hosea 5:5; Hosea 7:10 (probably appellation of י׳), Nahum 2:3, Judah Jeremiah 13:9, Jerusalem Jeremiah 13:9; Ezekiel 16:56; גְּאוֺן עֻזָּהּ pride of her strength Ezekiel 30:6, 18; Ezekiel 33:28; גאון עזים Ezekiel 7:24 (but Greek Version of the LXX Ew Hi Co read עזם); גאון עזכם Leviticus 26:19; Ezekiel 24:21; the fruit of land of Judah will become לגאון ולתפארת majestic and beautiful Isaiah 4:2; גאון כל צבי the majesty of all the splendour (of Tyre) Isaiah 23:9; Zion is to become גאון עולם an everlasting excellency Isaiah 60:15.
b. of God Exodus 15:7; Isaiah 24:14; Micah 5:3; הֲדַר גְּאֹנוֺ Isaiah 2:10, 19, 21; יַרְעֵם בְּקוֺל גְּאוֺנוֺ Job 37:4; עֲדֵה נָא גָּאוֺן וָגֹבַהּ Job 40:10.
c. גאון הירדן majesty of Jordan, referring to the green and shady banks, clothed with willows, tamarisks, and cane, in which the lions made their covert Jeremiah 49:19; Jeremiah 50:44; Zechariah 11:3, and therefore dangerous Jeremiah 12:5 (Ew thinks of the swelling of its agitated waters); גְּאוֺן גַּלֶּיךָ majesty of thy waves Job 38:11.
2. pride (bad sense) Job 35:12; Psalm 59:13; Proverbs 8:13; Proverbs 16:18; Ezekiel 7:20; Ezekiel 16:49; Zephaniah 2:10; of Moab Isaiah 16:6 (twice in verse) = Jeremiah 48:29 (twice in verse).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

15:7; 15:7

Leviticus

26:19; 26:19

Job

35:12; 37:4; 38:11; 40:10; 40:10

Psalms

47:5; 59:13

Proverbs

8:13; 16:18

Isaiah

2:10; 2:19; 2:21; 4:2; 13:11; 13:19; 14:11; 16:6; 23:9; 24:14; 60:15

Jeremiah

12:5; 13:9; 13:9; 48:29; 49:19; 50:44

Ezekiel

7:20; 7:24; 16:49; 16:56; 16:56; 24:21; 30:6; 30:18; 32:12; 33:28

Hosea

5:5; 5:5; 7:10

Amos

6:8; 8:7

Micah

5:3

Nahum

2:3; 2:3

Zephaniah

2:10

Zechariah

9:6; 10:11; 11:3

H1347

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Strong's Number H1347 matches the Hebrew גָּאוֹן (gā'ôn),
which occurs 49 times in 45 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:7 - And in the greatness of thine excellency H1347 thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:19 - And I will break the pride H1347 of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:12 - There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride H1347 of evil men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:4 - After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; H1347 and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:11 - And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud H1347 waves be stayed?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:10 - Deck thyself now with majesty H1347 and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 47:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:4 - He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency H1347 of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:12 - For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: H1347 and for cursing and lying which they speak.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:13 - The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, H1347 and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:18 - Pride H1347 goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:10 - Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty. H1347

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:19 - And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, H1347 when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:21 - To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, H1347 when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 4:2 - In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent H1347 and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:11 - And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy H1347 of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:19 - And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, H1347 shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:11 - Thy pomp H1347 is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:6 - We have heard of the pride H1347 of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, H1347 and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:9 - The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride H1347 of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:14 - They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty H1347 of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:15 - Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, H1347 a joy of many generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:5 - If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling H1347 of Jordan?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:9 - Thus saith the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride H1347 of Judah, and the great pride H1347 of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:29 - We have heard the pride H1347 of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, H1347 and the haughtiness of his heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:19 - Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling H1347 of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:44 - Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling H1347 of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:20 - As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: H1347 but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:24 - Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp H1347 of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:49

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:49 - Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, H1347 fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:56

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:56 - For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride, H1347

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:21 - Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency H1347 of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:6 - Thus saith the LORD; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride H1347 of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord GOD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:18 - At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp H1347 of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:12 - By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall, the terrible of the nations, all of them: and they shall spoil the pomp H1347 of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shall be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:28 - For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp H1347 of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:5 - And the pride H1347 of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:10 - And the pride H1347 of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:8 - The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency H1347 of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:7 - The LORD hath sworn by the excellency H1347 of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:4 - And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty H1347 of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:2 - For the LORD hath turned away the excellency H1347 of Jacob, as the excellency H1347 of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:10 - This shall they have for their pride, H1347 because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:6 - And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride H1347 of the Philistines.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:11 - And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride H1347 of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:3 - There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride H1347 of Jordan is spoiled.
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