What does גָּאוֹן · ὑπερήφανος mean in the Bible?
גָּאוֹן · ὑπερήφανος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "pride, arrogance, exaltation".
Hebrew · H1347, G5244
Ga'own
The same as 1346 · arrogant
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גָּאוֹן H1347 the same as 1346
Pronunciation gāʾôn
Majesty or arrogance depending on context—exaltation that is either righteous excellence or sinful pride
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ὑπερήφανος G5244 arrogant
Pronunciation hyperḗphanos
Arrogance rooted in self-exaltation; displaying oneself as superior to others in contempt.
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What does ga'own (gaon) mean in the Bible?
גָּאוֹן · ὑπερήφανος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "pride, arrogance, exaltation".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1347, G5244?
H1347, G5244 is connected to 49 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. pride, arrogance, exaltation
Strong's H1347, G5244
Lexical occurrences 49 verses Source Gloss
pride, arrogance, exaltation
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
ga'own is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain