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Strong's H1347 גָּאוֹן (gaon)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1347 — dikaiosis (“justification”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1347
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 45
Books 14

Strong's H1347 Quick Answer

Strong's H1347 גָּאוֹן (ga'own) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ga'own (gaw-ohn') n-m. 1. the same as H1346 [from H1342] It has 45 linked Bible usages across 14 books. Visible English usage signals include pride, excellency, majesty, pomp, and arrogancy. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
ga'own (gaw-ohn') n-m. 1. the same as H1346 [from H1342]
Usage
45 linked usages
Books
14 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
pride, excellency, majesty, pomp, and arrogancy

Meaning and Definition

ga'own (gaw-ohn') n-m. 1. the same as H1346 [from H1342] KJV: arrogancy, excellency(-lent), majesty, pomp, pride, proud, swelling. Root(s): H1342 See also: H1346

Original Word
גָּאוֹן
Transliteration
ga'own
Derivation
Root: גאה First root strongs: 1342
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1347. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

pride

Usage: 1) exaltation, majesty, pride 1a) majesty, exaltation, excellence 1a1) of nations 1a2) of God 1a3) of the Jordan 1b) pride, arrogance (bad sense)

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How Strong's H1347 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ga'own, 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 Leviticus 26:19 16× excellency Exodus 15:7 10× majesty Isaiah 2:10 pomp Isaiah 14:11 arrogancy Proverbs 8:13 swelling Jeremiah 12:5 proud Job 38:11

How Strong's H1347 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 45 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1347 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 H1347 in the Old Testament

45 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 15:7 KJV

And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.

Leviticus 26:19 KJV

And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:

Job 35:12 KJV

There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.

Usage Excerpts

First 45 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1347.

Exodus 15:7 Old Testament, KJV
And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.
Leviticus 26:19 Old Testament, KJV
And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:
Job 35:12 Old Testament, KJV
There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
Job 37:4 Old Testament, KJV
After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.
Job 38:11 Old Testament, KJV
And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
Job 40:10 Old Testament, KJV
Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
Psalms 47:4 Old Testament, KJV
He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
Psalms 59:12 Old Testament, KJV
For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.
Proverbs 8:13 Old Testament, KJV
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
Proverbs 16:18 Old Testament, KJV
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Isaiah 2:10 Old Testament, KJV
Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty.
Isaiah 2:19 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
Isaiah 2:21 Old Testament, KJV
To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
Isaiah 4:2 Old Testament, KJV
In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.
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 13:19 Old Testament, KJV
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
Isaiah 14:11 Old Testament, KJV
Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
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 23:9 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.
Isaiah 24:14 Old Testament, KJV
They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea.
Isaiah 60:15 Old Testament, KJV
Whereas thou has been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.
Jeremiah 12:5 Old Testament, KJV
If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?
Jeremiah 13:9 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
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.
Jeremiah 49:19 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
Jeremiah 50:44 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
Ezekiel 7:20 Old Testament, KJV
As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.
Ezekiel 7:24 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled.
Ezekiel 16:49 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
Ezekiel 16:56 Old Testament, KJV
For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride,
Ezekiel 24:21 Old Testament, KJV
Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.
Ezekiel 30:6 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 30:18 Old Testament, KJV
At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.
Ezekiel 32:12 Old Testament, KJV
By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall, the terrible of the nations, all of them: and they shall spoil the pomp of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shall be destroyed.
Ezekiel 33:28 Old Testament, KJV
For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through.
Hosea 5:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity: Judah also shall fall with them.
Hosea 7:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.
Amos 6:8 Old Testament, KJV
The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
Amos 8:7 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.
Micah 5:4 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
Nahum 2:2 Old Testament, KJV
For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.
Zephaniah 2:10 Old Testament, KJV
This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.
Zechariah 9:6 Old Testament, KJV
And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
Zechariah 10:11 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.
Zechariah 11:3 Old Testament, KJV
There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1347, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 4 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 11 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 9 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 2 usages, Old Testament
Amos 2 usages, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 3 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H1347 FAQ

What does gaon (גָּאוֹן) mean?

Gaon (Strong's H1347) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "majesty". ga'own (gaw-ohn') n-m. 1. the same as H1346 [from H1342]

How many times is gaon (גָּאוֹן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 45 linked usages for Strong's H1347 across 14 books.

Where can I study gaon (גָּאוֹן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1347 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate gaon (גָּאוֹן)?

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