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Hebrew noun (masculine) · H1347

גָּאוֹן

gaongaw-ohn'

pride

49 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: gâʼôwn

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H1347is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 14 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 26
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H1347

{arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament}

The King James renders it: arrogancy, excellency(-lent), majesty, pomp, pride, proud, swelling.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

gaon is rendered "pride". It stands 49 times in the Hebrew text, across fourteen books.

  • Twelve of the uses stand in Isaiah, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Exodus 15:7You overthrew Your adversaries by Your great majesty. You unleashed Your burning wrath; it consumed them like stubble.
  • The Greek text spells it twenty-six different ways.

The first use

You overthrew Your adversaries by Your great majesty. You unleashed Your burning wrath; it consumed them like stubble.

Exodus 15:7גְּאוֹנְךָ֖

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

The word stands in fourteen of the 39 Old Testament books.

The other 25 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • pride of21
  • majesty his4
  • and pride its2
  • from thicket of2
  • pride2
  • and arrogance1
  • by majesty of1
  • by pride of1
  • in majesty of1
  • in pride of1
  • in pride their1
  • in thicket of1

and 11 more, 49 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

גָּאַלgaalto redeem: redeemUses104
גָּאַלgaalto defileUses11
גָּאָהgaahto rise upUses7

The words it stands beside

All 49, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

26 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • גְּא֣וֹן14
  • גְּא֥וֹן3
  • בִּגְא֥וֹן2
  • בִּגְא֣וֹן2
  • גְאוֹן־2
  • גְאֽוֹן־2
  • גְּאוֹנ֔וֹ2
  • וּגְאוֹנ֛וֹ2
  • לְגָא֣וֹן2
  • מִגְּא֣וֹן2
  • בִּגְא֕וֹן1
  • בִגְאוֹנָ֑ם1

and 14 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)23HNcmsc
  • preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)9HR/Ncmsc
  • noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular4HNcmsc/Sp3ms
  • noun · masculine singular3HNcmsa
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
  • noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2HNcmsc/Sp2ms
  • preposition + noun · masculine singular2HR/Ncmsa
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1HC/Ncmsa
  • noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular1HNcmsc/Sp2fs
  • noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1HNcmsc/Sp3mp
  • preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp

Exodus

one use
  • You overthrew Your adversaries by Your great majesty. You unleashed Your burning wrath; it consumed them like stubble.

    Exodus 15:7

    • גְּאוֹנְךָ֖geonkhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: majesty your

Leviticus

one use
  • I will break down your stubborn pride and make your sky like iron and your land like bronze,

    Leviticus 26:19

    • גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: pride of

Job

four uses
  • There they cry out, but He does not answer, because of the pride of evil men.

    Job 35:12

    • גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: pride of
  • Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.

    Job 37:4

    • גְּאוֹנ֑וֹgeononoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: majesty his
  • and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?

    Job 38:11

    • בִּגְא֥וֹןbigonpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in pride of
  • Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.

    Job 40:10

    • גָֽא֣וֹןgaonnoun · masculine singulartagged: majesty

Psalms

two uses
  • He chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah

    Psalms 47:4

    • גְּא֨וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: pride of
  • By 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.

    Psalms 59:12

    • בִגְאוֹנָ֑םvigonampreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: in pride their

Proverbs

two uses
  • To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.

    Proverbs 8:13

    • וְגָא֨וֹן׀vegaonconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and arrogance
  • Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

    Proverbs 16:18

    • גָּא֑וֹןgaonnoun · masculine singulartagged: pride

Isaiah

twelve uses
  • Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty.

    Isaiah 2:10

    • גְּאֹנֽוֹ׃geononoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: majesty his
  • Men 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.

    Isaiah 2:19

    • גְּאוֹנ֔וֹgeononoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: majesty his
  • They 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.

    Isaiah 2:21

    • גְּאוֹנ֔וֹgeononoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: majesty his
  • On 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.

    Isaiah 4:2

    • לְגָא֣וֹןlegaonpreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: into exaltation
  • 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.

    Isaiah 13:11

    • גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: pride 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.

    Isaiah 13:19

    • גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: pride of
  • Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.

    Isaiah 14:11

    • גְּאוֹנֶ֖ךָgeonekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: pride your
  • We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty.

    Isaiah 16:6

    • גְאוֹן־geon-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: pride of
    • וּגְאוֹנ֛וֹugeonoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and pride its
  • The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.

    Isaiah 23:9

    • גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: pride of
  • They raise their voices, they shout for joy; from the west they proclaim the majesty of the LORD.

    Isaiah 24:14

    • בִּגְא֣וֹןbigonpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in majesty 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.

    Isaiah 60:15

    • לִגְא֣וֹןligonpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: into an exaltation of

Jeremiah

seven uses
  • “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?

    Jeremiah 12:5

    • בִּגְא֥וֹןbigonpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in thicket of
  • “This is what the LORD says: In the same way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.

    Jeremiah 13:9

    • גְּא֧וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: pride of
    • גְּא֥וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: pride of
  • We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart.

    Jeremiah 48:29

    • גְאוֹן־geon-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: pride of
    • וּגְאוֹנ֛וֹugeonoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and pride its
  • 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?”

    Jeremiah 49:19

    • מִגְּא֣וֹןmigeonpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: from thicket 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?”

    Jeremiah 50:44

    • מִגְּא֣וֹןmigeonpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: from thicket of

Ezekiel

nine uses
  • His 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.

    Ezekiel 7:20

    • לְגָא֣וֹןlegaonpreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: into pride
  • 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.

    Ezekiel 7:24

    • גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: pride of
  • Now 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.

    Ezekiel 16:49

    • גָּא֨וֹןgaonnoun · masculine singulartagged: pride
  • Did you not treat your sister Sodom as an object of scorn in the day of your pride,

    Ezekiel 16:56

    • גְּאוֹנָֽיִךְ׃geonayikhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: prides your
  • 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.’

    Ezekiel 24:21

    • גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: pride 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.

    Ezekiel 30:6

    • גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: pride 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.

    Ezekiel 30:18

    • גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: pride 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.

    Ezekiel 32:12

    • גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: pride 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.

    Ezekiel 33:28

    • גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: pride of

Hosea

two uses
  • Israel’s arrogance testifies against them; Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; even Judah stumbles with them.

    Hosea 5:5

    • גְאֽוֹן־geon-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: pride 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.

    Hosea 7:10

    • גְאֽוֹן־geon-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: pride of

Amos

two uses
  • 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.”

    Amos 6:8

    • גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: pride of
  • The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget any of their deeds.

    Amos 8:7

    • בִּגְא֣וֹןbigonpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: by pride of

Micah

one use
  • He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.

    Micah 5:4

    • בִּגְא֕וֹןbigonpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: by majesty of

Nahum

two uses
  • 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.

    Nahum 2:2

    • גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: majesty of
    • כִּגְא֖וֹןkigonpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: like majesty of

Zephaniah

one use
  • This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts.

    Zephaniah 2:10

    • גְּאוֹנָ֑םgeonamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: pride their

Zechariah

three uses
  • A mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

    Zechariah 9:6

    • גְּא֥וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: pride of
  • They will pass through the sea of distress and 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.

    Zechariah 10:11

    • גְּא֣וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: pride 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.

    Zechariah 11:3

    • גְּא֥וֹןgeonnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: thicket of

The letters

Gematria 60· 710 mispar gadol

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

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Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESH gloss (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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