1347. ga'own
Berean Strong's Lexicon
ga'own: Pride, majesty, exaltation, arrogance

Original Word: גָּאוֹן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: ga'own
Pronunciation: gah-ohn'
Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-ohn')
Definition: Pride, majesty, exaltation, arrogance
Meaning: arrogance, majesty, ornament

Word Origin: Derived from the root גָּאָה (ga'ah), meaning "to rise" or "to be exalted."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5243 (huperephania): Pride, arrogance

- G1391 (doxa): Glory, majesty

Usage: The Hebrew word "ga'own" primarily denotes a sense of majesty or exaltation, often used to describe the splendor and grandeur of God. It can also refer to human pride or arrogance, particularly when it leads to self-exaltation against God. The term is used both positively, in the context of God's majesty, and negatively, in the context of human pride.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of "ga'own" was closely tied to the understanding of God's sovereignty and majesty. The Israelites recognized God's "ga'own" as a reflection of His supreme authority and power over creation. Conversely, human "ga'own" was often viewed as a dangerous trait, leading to rebellion against God and resulting in divine judgment. The tension between divine majesty and human pride is a recurring theme in the Hebrew Scriptures.

Brown-Driver-Briggs
גָּאוֺן noun masculineHosea 5:5 exaltationJob 40:10 5t.; construct גְּאוֺן Leviticus 26:19 31t.; suffix גְּאוֺנְךָ etc. Exodus 15:7 9t.; 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 ᵐ5 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).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
majesty, pomp, pride, proud, swelling

From ga'ah; the same as ga'avah -- arrogancy, excellency(-lent), majesty, pomp, pride, proud, swelling.

see HEBREW ga'ah

see HEBREW ga'avah

Forms and Transliterations
בִּגְא֕וֹן בִּגְא֣וֹן בִּגְא֥וֹן בִגְאוֹנָ֑ם בגאון בגאונם גְּא֣וֹן גְּא֥וֹן גְּא֧וֹן גְּא֨וֹן גְּאֹנֽוֹ׃ גְּאוֹנ֑וֹ גְּאוֹנ֔וֹ גְּאוֹנְךָ֖ גְּאוֹנֶ֖ךָ גְּאוֹנָ֑ם גְּאוֹנָֽיִךְ׃ גְאֽוֹן־ גְאוֹן־ גָּא֑וֹן גָּא֨וֹן גָֽא֣וֹן גאון גאון־ גאונו גאוניך׃ גאונך גאונם גאנו׃ וְגָא֨וֹן ׀ וּגְאוֹנ֛וֹ וגאון וגאונו כִּגְא֖וֹן כגאון לְגָא֣וֹן לִגְא֣וֹן לגאון מִגְּא֣וֹן מגאון biḡ’ōwn ḇiḡ’ōwnām ḇiḡ·’ō·w·nām biḡ·’ō·wn bigon gā’ōwn ḡā’ōwn gā·’ō·wn ḡā·’ō·wn gaon gə’ōnōw gə’ōwn ḡə’ōwn- gə’ōwnām gə’ōwnāyiḵ ḡə’ōwneḵā gə’ōwnḵā gə’ōwnōw gə·’ō·nōw gə·’ō·w·nā·yiḵ gə·’ō·w·nām ḡə·’ō·w·ne·ḵā gə·’ō·w·nōw gə·’ō·wn ḡə·’ō·wn- gə·’ō·wn·ḵā geon geoNam geoNayich geonCha geoNecha geoNo kiḡ’ōwn kiḡ·’ō·wn kigon lə·ḡā·’ō·wn ləḡā’ōwn legaon liḡ’ōwn liḡ·’ō·wn ligon mig·gə·’ō·wn miggə’ōwn miggeon ū·ḡə·’ō·w·nōw ūḡə’ōwnōw ugeoNo vegaon vigoNam wə·ḡā·’ō·wn wəḡā’ōwn
Links
Interlinear GreekInterlinear HebrewStrong's NumbersEnglishman's Greek ConcordanceEnglishman's Hebrew ConcordanceParallel Texts
Englishman's Concordance
Exodus 15:7
HEB: וּבְרֹ֥ב גְּאוֹנְךָ֖ תַּהֲרֹ֣ס קָמֶ֑יךָ
NAS: And in the greatness of Your excellence You overthrow
KJV: And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown
INT: the greatness of your excellence overthrow rise

Leviticus 26:19
HEB: וְשָׁבַרְתִּ֖י אֶת־ גְּא֣וֹן עֻזְּכֶ֑ם וְנָתַתִּ֤י
NAS: I will also break down your pride of power;
KJV: And I will break the pride of your power;
INT: break your pride of power make

Job 35:12
HEB: יַעֲנֶ֑ה מִ֝פְּנֵ֗י גְּא֣וֹן רָעִֽים׃
NAS: Because of the pride of evil men.
KJV: because of the pride of evil men.
INT: answer because of the pride of evil

Job 37:4
HEB: יַ֭רְעֵם בְּק֣וֹל גְּאוֹנ֑וֹ וְלֹ֥א יְ֝עַקְּבֵ֗ם
NAS: He thunders with His majestic voice,
KJV: with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay
INT: thunders voice his majestic does not restrain

Job 38:11
HEB: וּפֹ֥א־ יָ֝שִׁ֗ית בִּגְא֥וֹן גַּלֶּֽיךָ׃
NAS: And here shall your proud waves
KJV: but no further: and here shall thy proud waves
INT: and here be stayed shall your proud waves

Job 40:10
HEB: עֲדֵ֥ה נָ֣א גָֽא֣וֹן וָגֹ֑בַהּ וְה֖וֹד
NAS: Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity,
KJV: Deck thyself now [with] majesty and excellency;
INT: Adorn with eminence and dignity honor

Psalm 47:4
HEB: נַחֲלָתֵ֑נוּ אֶ֥ת גְּא֨וֹן יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֲשֶׁר־
NAS: our inheritance for us, The glory of Jacob
KJV: our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob
INT: chooses our inheritance the glory of Jacob whom

Psalm 59:12
HEB: שְׂפָ֫תֵ֥ימוֹ וְיִלָּכְד֥וּ בִגְאוֹנָ֑ם וּמֵאָלָ֖ה וּמִכַּ֣חַשׁ
NAS: Let them even be caught in their pride, And on account
KJV: let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing
INT: of their lips even be caught their pride of curses and lies

Proverbs 8:13
HEB: רָ֥ע גֵּ֘אָ֤ה וְגָא֨וֹן ׀ וְדֶ֣רֶךְ רָ֭ע
KJV: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil
INT: evil Pride and arrogancy way and the evil

Proverbs 16:18
HEB: לִפְנֵי־ שֶׁ֥בֶר גָּא֑וֹן וְלִפְנֵ֥י כִ֝שָּׁל֗וֹן
NAS: Pride [goes] before destruction,
KJV: Pride [goeth] before destruction,
INT: before destruction Pride before stumbling

Isaiah 2:10
HEB: יְהוָ֔ה וּמֵהֲדַ֖ר גְּאֹנֽוֹ׃
NAS: and from the splendor of His majesty.
KJV: and for the glory of his majesty.
INT: of the LORD the splendor of his majesty

Isaiah 2:19
HEB: יְהוָה֙ וּמֵהֲדַ֣ר גְּאוֹנ֔וֹ בְּקוּמ֖וֹ לַעֲרֹ֥ץ
NAS: And the splendor of His majesty, When He arises
KJV: and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth
INT: of the LORD and the splendor of his majesty arises to make

Isaiah 2:21
HEB: יְהוָה֙ וּמֵהֲדַ֣ר גְּאוֹנ֔וֹ בְּקוּמ֖וֹ לַעֲרֹ֥ץ
NAS: and the splendor of His majesty, When He arises
KJV: and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth
INT: of the LORD and the splendor of his majesty arises to make

Isaiah 4:2
HEB: וּפְרִ֤י הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ לְגָא֣וֹן וּלְתִפְאֶ֔רֶת לִפְלֵיטַ֖ת
NAS: of the earth [will be] the pride and the adornment
KJV: of the earth [shall be] excellent and comely for
INT: and the fruit of the earth the pride and the adornment of the survivors

Isaiah 13:11
HEB: עֲוֹנָ֑ם וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ גְּא֣וֹן זֵדִ֔ים וְגַאֲוַ֥ת
NAS: I will also put an end to the arrogance of the proud
KJV: for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud
INT: their iniquity put to the arrogance of the proud the haughtiness

Isaiah 13:19
HEB: מַמְלָכ֔וֹת תִּפְאֶ֖רֶת גְּא֣וֹן כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים כְּמַהְפֵּכַ֣ת
NAS: of the Chaldeans' pride, Will be as when God
KJV: of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God
INT: of kingdoms the glory pride of the Chaldeans' overthrew

Isaiah 14:11
HEB: הוּרַ֥ד שְׁא֛וֹל גְּאוֹנֶ֖ךָ הֶמְיַ֣ת נְבָלֶ֑יךָ
NAS: Your pomp [and] the music
KJV: Thy pomp is brought down to the grave,
INT: have been brought to Sheol your pomp the music of your harps

Isaiah 16:6
HEB: שָׁמַ֥עְנוּ גְאוֹן־ מוֹאָ֖ב גֵּ֣א
NAS: We have heard of the pride of Moab,
KJV: We have heard of the pride of Moab;
INT: have heard of the pride of Moab proud

Isaiah 16:6
HEB: מְאֹ֑ד גַּאֲוָת֧וֹ וּגְאוֹנ֛וֹ וְעֶבְרָת֖וֹ לֹא־
NAS: [Even] of his arrogance, pride, and fury;
KJV: [even] of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath:
INT: an excessive his arrogance pride and fury not

Isaiah 23:9
HEB: יְעָצָ֑הּ לְחַלֵּל֙ גְּא֣וֹן כָּל־ צְבִ֔י
NAS: it, to defile the pride of all
KJV: it, to stain the pride of all glory,
INT: has planned to defile the pride of all beauty

Isaiah 24:14
HEB: קוֹלָ֖ם יָרֹ֑נּוּ בִּגְא֣וֹן יְהוָ֔ה צָהֲל֖וּ
NAS: out from the west concerning the majesty of the LORD.
KJV: they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD,
INT: their voices shout the majesty God cry

Isaiah 60:15
HEB: עוֹבֵ֑ר וְשַׂמְתִּיךְ֙ לִגְא֣וֹן עוֹלָ֔ם מְשׂ֖וֹשׂ
NAS: you an everlasting pride, A joy
KJV: thee an eternal excellency, a joy
INT: passing will make pride an everlasting A joy

Jeremiah 12:5
HEB: וְאֵ֥יךְ תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה בִּגְא֥וֹן הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃
NAS: will you do in the thicket of the Jordan?
KJV: [they wearied thee], then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?
INT: How do the thicket Jordan

Jeremiah 13:9
HEB: אַשְׁחִ֞ית אֶת־ גְּא֧וֹן יְהוּדָ֛ה וְאֶת־
NAS: will I destroy the pride of Judah
KJV: After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah,
INT: Just destroy the pride of Judah pride

Jeremiah 13:9
HEB: יְהוּדָ֛ה וְאֶת־ גְּא֥וֹן יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם הָרָֽב׃
NAS: and the great pride of Jerusalem.
KJV: and the great pride of Jerusalem.
INT: the pride of Judah pride of Jerusalem and the great

49 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1347
49 Occurrences


biḡ·’ō·wn — 5 Occ.
ḡā·’ō·wn — 3 Occ.
gə·’ō·wn — 23 Occ.
gə·’ō·w·nām — 1 Occ.
gə·’ō·w·nā·yiḵ — 1 Occ.
gə·’ō·wn·ḵā — 1 Occ.
ḡə·’ō·w·ne·ḵā — 1 Occ.
gə·’ō·w·nōw — 4 Occ.
kiḡ·’ō·wn — 1 Occ.
lə·ḡā·’ō·wn — 2 Occ.
liḡ·’ō·wn — 1 Occ.
mig·gə·’ō·wn — 2 Occ.
ū·ḡə·’ō·w·nōw — 2 Occ.
wə·ḡā·’ō·wn — 1 Occ.
ḇiḡ·’ō·w·nām — 1 Occ.
















1346
Top of Page
Top of Page