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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
Root Word (Etymology)
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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 exaltationJob 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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:7 -

“And in the greatness of Your [fn]exaltation H1347 You pull down those who rise up against You;

You send forth Your burning anger, and it devours them as chaff.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:19 - ‘I will also break down your pride H1347 of strength; I will also give your sky over to become like iron and your earth like bronze.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:12 -

“There they cry out, but He does not answer

Because of the pride H1347 of evil men.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:4 -

“After it, a voice roars;

He thunders with His majestic H1347 voice,

And He does not restrain [fn]the lightnings when His voice is heard.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:11 -

And I said, ‘Thus far you shall come, but no farther;

And here shall your proud H1347 waves stop’?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:10 -

“Adorn yourself with exaltation H1347 and loftiness,

And clothe yourself with splendor and majesty.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:4 -

He chooses our inheritance for us,

The pride H1347 of Jacob whom He loves. [fn]Selah.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:12 -

[fn]On account of the sin of their mouth and the word of their lips,

Let them even be caught in their pride H1347,

And on account of curses and [fn]lies which they utter.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:13 -

“The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil;

Pride and arrogance and the evil way

And the mouth of [fn]perverted words, I hate.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:18 -

Pride H1347 goes before destruction,

And a haughty spirit before stumbling.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:10 -

Enter the rock and hide in the dust

From the dread of Yahweh and from the splendor of His majesty H1347.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:19 -

Men will go into caves of the rocks

And into holes of the [fn]ground

Before the dread of Yahweh

And the splendor of His majesty H1347,

When He arises to make the earth tremble.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:21 -

In order to go into the caverns of the rocks and the clefts of the cliffs

Before the dread of Yahweh and the splendor of His majesty H1347,

When He arises to make the earth tremble.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 4:2 -

In that day the Branch of Yahweh will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth will be the pride H1347 and the [fn]honor of those of Israel who escape.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:11 -

Thus I will punish the world for its evil

And the wicked for their iniquity;

I will also put an end to the pride H1347 of the arrogant

And bring low the lofty pride of the [fn]ruthless.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:19 -

And it will be that Babylon, the beauty of kingdoms, the [fn]honor of the Chaldeans’ pride H1347,

Will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:11 -

‘Your pride H1347 and the music of your harps

Have been brought down to Sheol;

Maggots are spread out as your bed beneath you

And worms are your covering.’

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:6 -

We have heard of the pride H1347 of Moab, an excessive pride;

Even of his lofty pride, pride H1347, and fury;

His idle boasts are [fn]false.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:9 -

Yahweh of hosts has counseled it, to defile the pride H1347 of all beauty,

To make contemptuous all the honored of the earth.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:14 -

They lift up their voices, they shout for joy;

They cry out from the [fn]west concerning the majesty H1347 of Yahweh.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:15 -

“Instead of being forsaken and hated

With no one passing through,

I will make you an everlasting pride H1347,

A joy from generation to generation.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:5 -

“If you have run with footmen and they have tired you out,

Then how can you compete with horses?

If you fall down in a land of peace,

How will you do in the [fn]thicket H1347 of the Jordan?

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:9 - “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Just so will I ruin the pride H1347 of Judah and the great pride H1347 of Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:29 -

“We have heard of the pride H1347 of Moab—he is very proud

Of his haughtiness, his pride H1347, his arrogance, and the exaltedness of his heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:19 - “Behold, one will come up like a lion from the [fn]thickets H1347 of the Jordan against an enduring pasture; for in an instant I will make him run away from it, and whoever is chosen I shall appoint over it. For who is like Me, and who will [fn]summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd who can stand against Me?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:44 -

“Behold, one will come up like a lion from the [fn]thicket H1347 of the Jordan to an enduring pasture; for in an instant I will make them run away from it, and whoever is chosen I will appoint over it. For who is like Me, and who will [fn]summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd who can stand before Me?”

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:20 - ‘They [fn]transformed the beauty of His ornaments into pride H1347, and they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things with it; therefore I will make it an impure thing to them.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:24 - ‘Therefore, I will bring the most evil of the nations, and they will possess their houses. I will also make the pride H1347 of the strong ones cease, and their holy places will be profaned.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:49 - “Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had lofty H1347 pride H1347, abundant food, and quiet ease, but she did not strengthen the hand of the afflicted and needy.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:56 - “As the name of your sister Sodom was not heard in your mouth in your day of lofty H1347 pride H1347,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:21 - ‘Say to the house of Israel, “Thus says Lord Yahweh, ‘Behold, I am about to profane My sanctuary, the pride H1347 of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul; and your sons and your daughters whom you have left behind will fall by the sword.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:6 -

‘Thus says Yahweh,

“Indeed, those who support Egypt will fall,

And the pride H1347 of her strength will come down;

From Migdol to Syene

They will fall within her by the sword,”

Declares Lord Yahweh.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:18 -

“In Tehaphnehes the day will [fn]be dark

When I break there the bars of the yoke of Egypt.

Then the pride H1347 of her strength will cease in her;

A cloud will cover her,

And her daughters will go into captivity.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:12 - “By the swords of the mighty ones I will cause your multitude to fall; all of them are ruthless ones of the nations,

And they will devastate the lofty H1347 pride H1347 of Egypt,

And all its multitude will be destroyed.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:28 - “I will make the land a desolation and a desecration, and the lofty H1347 pride H1347 of her strength will cease; and the mountains of Israel will be desolate so that no one will pass through.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:5 -

Moreover, the pride H1347 of Israel answers against him,

And Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity;

Judah also has stumbled with them.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:10 -

So the pride H1347 of Israel answers against him,

Yet they have not returned to Yahweh their God,

Nor have they sought Him, for all this.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:8 -

Lord Yahweh has sworn by Himself, Yahweh God of hosts has declared:

“I abhor the lofty H1347 pride H1347 of Jacob

And hate his citadels;

Therefore I will deliver up the city as well as its fullness.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:7 -

Yahweh has sworn by the lofty H1347 pride H1347 of Jacob,

“Indeed, I will never forget any of their works.

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:4 -

And He will stand and shepherd His flock

In the strength of Yahweh,

In the majesty H1347 of the name of Yahweh His God.

And they will [fn]remain

Because [fn]at that time He will be great

To the ends of the earth.

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:2 -

For Yahweh will restore the majesty H1347 of Jacob

Like the majesty H1347 of Israel,

Even though those who empty them have emptied them to destruction

And ruined their vine branches.

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:10 -

This they will have in return for their pride H1347 because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of Yahweh of hosts.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:6 -

And those of illegitimate birth will inhabit Ashdod,

And I will cut off the pride H1347 of the Philistines.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:11 -

“And [fn]they will pass through the sea of distress,

And He will strike the waves in the sea,

So that all the depths of the Nile will dry up;

And the pride H1347 of Assyria will be brought down,

And the scepter of Egypt will depart.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:3 -

There is a sound of the shepherds’ wail,

For their might is destroyed;

There is a sound of the young lions’ roar,

For the [fn]pride H1347 of the Jordan is destroyed.

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