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Strong's H1346 גַּאֲוָה (gaavah)

Gaavah means “excellency” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1346 — dikaios (“justly”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1346
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 19
Books 7

Strong's H1346 Quick Answer

Strong's H1346 גַּאֲוָה (ga`avah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ga`avah (gah-av-aw') n-f. 1. arrogance or majesty 2. (by implication, concretely) ornament It has 19 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include pride, excellency, haughtiness, and highness. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
ga`avah (gah-av-aw') n-f. 1. arrogance or majesty 2. (by implication, concretely) ornament
Usage
19 linked usages
Books
7 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
pride, excellency, haughtiness, and highness

Meaning and Definition

ga`avah (gah-av-aw') n-f. 1. arrogance or majesty 2. (by implication, concretely) ornament [from H1342] KJV: excellency, haughtiness, highness, pride, proudly, swelling. Root(s): H1342

Original Word
גַּאֲוָה
Transliteration
ga`avah
Derivation
Root: גאה First root strongs: 1342
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1346. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H1346 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ga`avah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

pride Job 41:15 excellency Deuteronomy 33:26 haughtiness Isaiah 13:11 highness Isaiah 13:3

How Strong's H1346 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 19 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1346 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1346 in the Old Testament

19 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 33:26 KJV

There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.

Deuteronomy 33:29 KJV

Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

Job 41:15 KJV

His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

Usage Excerpts

First 19 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1346.

Deuteronomy 33:26 Old Testament, KJV
There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
Deuteronomy 33:29 Old Testament, KJV
Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
Job 41:15 Old Testament, KJV
His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.
Psalms 10:2 Old Testament, KJV
The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
Psalms 31:18 Old Testament, KJV
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
Psalms 31:23 Old Testament, KJV
O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
Psalms 36:11 Old Testament, KJV
Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
Psalms 46:3 Old Testament, KJV
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
Psalms 68:34 Old Testament, KJV
Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.
Psalms 73:6 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
Proverbs 14:3 Old Testament, KJV
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Proverbs 29:23 Old Testament, KJV
A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Isaiah 9:9 Old Testament, KJV
And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart,
Isaiah 13:3 Old Testament, KJV
I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness.
Isaiah 13:11 Old Testament, KJV
And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
Isaiah 16:6 Old Testament, KJV
We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.
Isaiah 25:11 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.
Jeremiah 48:29 Old Testament, KJV
We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.
Zephaniah 3:11 Old Testament, KJV
In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1346, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 7 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H1346 FAQ

What does gaavah (גַּאֲוָה) mean?

Gaavah (Strong's H1346) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "excellency". ga`avah (gah-av-aw') n-f. 1. arrogance or majesty 2. (by implication, concretely) ornament

How many times is gaavah (גַּאֲוָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 19 linked usages for Strong's H1346 across 7 books.

Where can I study gaavah (גַּאֲוָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1346 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate gaavah (גַּאֲוָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as pride, excellency, haughtiness, and highness. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.