Lexical Definition

‎גָּאוֹן‎ gâʼôwn (gaw-ohn') pride ^H:N-M
from ‎גָּאָה‎; the same as ‎גַּאֲוָה‎

arrogancy, excellency(-lent), majesty, pomp, pride, proud, swelling.

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

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

See Greek: ἀδικία · δόξα · ἐξαίρω · ἰσχύς · ὕβρις · ὑπερηφανία · ὕψος · ὑψόω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎גָּאוֺן‎ noun masculine^{Hos 5:5} exaltation — Job 40:10 + 5 t.; construct ‎גְּאוֺן‎ Lev 26:19 + 31 t.; suffix ‎גְּאוֺנְךָ‎ etc. Exod 15:7 + 9 t.; plural suffix ‎גְּאוֺנָ֑יִךְ‎ Ezek 16:56 —

1. exaltation, majesty, excellence,
a. of nations, their wealth, power, magnificence of buildings, e.g. Egypt Ezek 32:12, Chaldeans Isa 13:11; Isa 13:19; Isa 14:11, Philistines Zech 9:6, Assyria Zech 10:11, Jacob Ps 47:5*; Amos 6:8; Amos 8:7; Nah 2:3*, Israel Hos 5:5; Hos 7:10 (probably appellation of ‎׳‎‎י‎), Nah 2:3*, Judah Jer 13:9, Jerusalem vJer 13:9; Ezek 16:56 ‎גְּאוֺן עֻזָּהּ‎ pride of her strength Ezek 30:6; Ezek 30:18; Ezek 33:28 ‎גאון עזים‎ Ezek 7:24 (but ᵐ5 Ew Hi Co read ‎עזם‎); ‎גאון עזכם‎ Lev 26:19; Ezek 24:21 the fruit of land of Judah will become ‎לגאון ולתפארת‎ majestic and beautiful Isa 4:2 ‎גאון כל צבי‎ the majesty of all the splendour (of Tyre) Isa 23:9 Zion is to become ‎גאון עולם‎ an everlasting excellency Isa 60:15.
b. of God Exod 15:7; Isa 24:14; Mic 5:3* ‎הֲדַר‎ ‎גְּאֹנוֺ‎ Isa 2:10; Isa 2:19; Isa 2:21 ‎יַרְעֵם בְּקוֺל גְּאוֺנוֺ‎ Job 37:4 ‎עֲדֵה נָא‎ ‎גָּאוֺן וָגֹבַהּ‎ Job 40:10.
c. ‎גאון הירדן‎ majesty of Jordan, referring to the green and shady banks, clothed with willows, tamarisks, and cane, in which the lions made their covert Jer 49:19; Jer 50:44; Zech 11:3, and therefore dangerous Jer 12:5 (Ew thinks of the swelling of its agitated waters); ‎גְּאוֺן גַּלֶּיךָ‎ majesty of thy waves Job 38:11.

2. pride (bad sense) Job 35:12; Ps 59:13*; Prov 8:13; Prov 16:18; Ezek 7:20; Ezek 16:49; Zeph 2:10 of Moab Isa 16:6 (twice in verse) = Jer 48:29 (twice in verse).

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