Word Study · Strong's H1347 · Hebrew
גָּאוֹן
gaon
gaw-ohn'
Strong's 1890 spelling: gâʼôwn
“{arrogance or majesty”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
{arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament}
Rendered in the KJV as
arrogancy, excellency(-lent), majesty, pomp, pride, proud, swelling.
- 49occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 14 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 26inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 49 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 26
- גְּא֣וֹן14
- גְּא֥וֹן3
- בִּגְא֥וֹן2
- בִּגְא֣וֹן2
- גְאוֹן־2
- גְאֽוֹן־2
- גְּאוֹנ֔וֹ2
- וּגְאוֹנ֛וֹ2
- לְגָא֣וֹן2
- מִגְּא֣וֹן2
- בִּגְא֕וֹן1
- בִגְאוֹנָ֑ם1
and 14 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 23
- [the] pride of21
- majesty his4
- and pride its2
- from [the] thicket[s] of2
- pride2
- [the] majesty of1
- [the] thicket[s] of1
- and arrogance1
- by [the] majesty of1
- by [the] pride of1
- in [the] majesty of1
- in [the] pride of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 11
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)23
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)9
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular4
- noun · masculine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2
- preposition + noun · masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsc · 23
- HR/Ncmsc · 9
- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 4
- HNcmsa · 3
- HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms · 2
- HNcmsc/Sp2ms · 2
- HR/Ncmsa · 2
- HC/Ncmsa · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp2fs · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3mp · 1
- HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp · 1
All 49, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Isaiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Leviticus1 occurrence
Job4 occurrences
- Job 35:12גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)There they cry out, but He does not answer, because of the pride of evil men.here: [the] pride of
- Job 37:4גְּאוֹנ֑וֹgeononoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThen there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.here: majesty his
- Job 38:11בִּגְא֥וֹןbigonpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?here: in [the] pride of
- Job 40:10גָֽא֣וֹןgaonnoun · masculine singularThen adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.here: majesty
Psalms2 occurrences
- Psalms 47:4גְּא֨וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)He chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selahhere: [the] pride of
- Psalms 59:12בִגְאוֹנָ֑םvigonampreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralBy the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.here: in pride their
Proverbs2 occurrences
- Proverbs 8:13וְגָא֨וֹן׀vegaonconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularTo fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.here: and arrogance
- Proverbs 16:18גָּא֑וֹןgaonnoun · masculine singularPride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.here: pride
Isaiah12 occurrences
- Isaiah 2:10גְּאֹנֽוֹ׃geononoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularGo into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty.here: majesty his
- Isaiah 2:19גְּאוֹנ֔וֹgeononoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularMen will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.here: majesty his
- Isaiah 2:21גְּאוֹנ֔וֹgeononoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThey will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.here: majesty his
- Isaiah 4:2לְגָא֣וֹןlegaonpreposition + noun · masculine singularOn that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of Israel’s survivors.here: into exaltation
- Isaiah 13:11גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.here: [the] pride of
- Isaiah 13:19גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.here: [the] pride of
- Isaiah 14:11גְּאוֹנֶ֖ךָgeonekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularYour pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.here: pride your
- Isaiah 16:6גְאוֹן־geon-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty.here: [the] pride of
- Isaiah 16:6וּגְאוֹנ֛וֹugeonoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularWe have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty.here: and pride its
- Isaiah 23:9גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.here: [the] pride of
- Isaiah 24:14בִּגְא֣וֹןbigonpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)They raise their voices, they shout for joy; from the west they proclaim the majesty of the LORD.here: in [the] majesty of
- Isaiah 60:15לִגְא֣וֹןligonpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Whereas you have been forsaken and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy from age to age.here: into an exaltation of
Jeremiah7 occurrences
- Jeremiah 12:5בִּגְא֥וֹןbigonpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)“If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in a peaceful land, how will you do in the thickets of the Jordan?here: in [the] thicket of
- Jeremiah 13:9גְּא֧וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)“This is what the LORD says: In the same way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.here: [the] pride of
- Jeremiah 13:9גְּא֥וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)“This is what the LORD says: In the same way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.here: [the] pride of
- Jeremiah 48:29גְאוֹן־geon-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart.here: [the] pride of
- Jeremiah 48:29וּגְאוֹנ֛וֹugeonoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularWe have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart.here: and pride its
- Jeremiah 49:19מִגְּא֣וֹןmigeonpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture. For in an instant I will chase Edom from her land. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? For who is like Me, and who can challenge Me? What shepherd can stand against Me?”here: from [the] thicket[s] of
- Jeremiah 50:44מִגְּא֣וֹןmigeonpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture. For in an instant I will chase Babylon from her land. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? For who is like Me, and who can challenge Me? What shepherd can stand against Me?”here: from [the] thicket[s] of
Ezekiel9 occurrences
- Ezekiel 7:20לְגָא֣וֹןlegaonpreposition + noun · masculine singularHis beautiful ornaments they transformed into pride and used them to fashion their vile images and detestable idols. Therefore I will make these into something unclean for them.here: into pride
- Ezekiel 7:24גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned.here: [the] pride of
- Ezekiel 16:49גָּא֨וֹןgaonnoun · masculine singularNow this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.here: pride
- Ezekiel 16:56גְּאוֹנָֽיִךְ׃geonayikhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularDid you not treat your sister Sodom as an object of scorn in the day of your pride,here: prides your
- Ezekiel 24:21גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’here: [the] pride of
- Ezekiel 30:6גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)For this is what the LORD says: The allies of Egypt will fall, and her proud strength will collapse. From Migdol to Syene they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Lord GOD.here: [the] pride of
- Ezekiel 30:18גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The day will be darkened in Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt and her proud strength comes to an end. A cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.here: [the] pride of
- Ezekiel 32:12גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)I will make your hordes fall by the swords of the mighty, the most ruthless of all nations. They will ravage the pride of Egypt and all her multitudes will be destroyed.here: [the] pride of
- Ezekiel 33:28גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)I will make the land a desolate waste, and the pride of her strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, so that no one will pass through.here: [the] pride of
Hosea2 occurrences
- Hosea 5:5גְאֽוֹן־geon-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Israel’s arrogance testifies against them; Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; even Judah stumbles with them.here: [the] pride of
- Hosea 7:10גְאֽוֹן־geon-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Israel’s arrogance testifies against them, yet they do not return to the LORD their God; despite all this, they do not seek Him.here: [the] pride of
Amos2 occurrences
- Amos 6:8גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared: “I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citadels, so I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”here: [the] pride of
- Amos 8:7בִּגְא֣וֹןbigonpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget any of their deeds.here: by [the] pride of
Nahum2 occurrences
- Nahum 2:2גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)For the LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob like the splendor of Israel, though destroyers have laid them waste and ruined the branches of their vine.here: [the] majesty of
- Nahum 2:2כִּגְא֖וֹןkigonpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)For the LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob like the splendor of Israel, though destroyers have laid them waste and ruined the branches of their vine.here: like [the] majesty of
Zechariah3 occurrences
- Zechariah 9:6גְּא֥וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)A mixed race will occupy Ashdod,and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.here: [the] pride of
- Zechariah 10:11גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)They will pass through the sea of distressand strike the waves of the sea;all the depths of the Nile will dry up.The pride of Assyria will be brought down,and the scepter of Egypt will depart.here: [the] pride of
- Zechariah 11:3גְּא֥וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Listen to the wailing of the shepherds,for their glory is in ruins.Listen to the roaring of the young lions,for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed.here: [the] thicket[s] of