Gevah גֵּוָה
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| גֵּוָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | gevah |
| Strong's number | H1466 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | pride |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (2) |
Gevah (Hebrew גֵּוָה, Strong's H1466) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “pride”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
pride, a lifting up
Aramaic equivalent: ge.vah (גֵּוָה "pride" H1467)
Aramaic equivalent: ge.vah (גֵּוָה "pride" H1467)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | pride (2), up (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | lift them up (1), pride (1), your pride (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Gevah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 22:29When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly.
- Job 33:17That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.to turn a man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride,
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 13:17But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the Lord’s flock is carried away captive.But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).