Gâʼôwn — H1347

H1347 · Hebrew — גאון

Pronunciation: gaw-ohn'

Definition

masculine noun

arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament

  1. exaltation, majesty, pride
    1. majesty, exaltation, excellence
      1. of nations
      2. of God
      3. of the Jordan
    2. pride, arrogance (bad sense)

Usually translated as

pride, excellency, majesty, pomp, swelling, excellent, proud, arrogancy

Origin

from H1342; the same as H1346

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Gâʼôwn occurs 49 times in 45 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Leviticus (1), Job (4), Psalms (2), Proverbs (2), Isaiah (11), Jeremiah (5), Ezekiel (9), Hosea (2), Amos (2), Micah (1), Nahum (1), Zephaniah (1), Zechariah (3)

Strong's Lexicon — G