Words the Bible translates as glory
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 14 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- doxaδόξαglory: the weighty splendor of God made visible, the honor that splendor commands, and the radiance God shares with his people
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- glorious ones: exalted heavenly beings named with the reverence due to their dignity
- kavodכָּבוֹדweight that makes someone or something count: the visible greatness of God, the honor and standing of a person, or the wealth and splendor that command respect.
- halalהָלַלto boast: to glory in something, whether wrongly in oneself or rightly in God
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- to praise: to publicly celebrate someone, above all God, as worthy of acclaim
- to be mad: to act senselessly, to rave, to make a fool of oneself
- to shine: to give off light
- kauchaomaiκαυχάομαιto boast: to speak with pride about whatever you are counting on, whether that is yourself or God
- tehillahתְּהִלָּהpraise: the open acknowledgment of someone as worthy, whether the act of praising, the deeds that deserve it, or the renown it brings
- tipharahתִּפְאָרָהsplendor on show: beauty that catches the eye and brings honor to whoever wears, owns, or gives it
- netsaḥנֵצַחeminence, glory: the enduring splendor and preeminence that marks someone out
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- lasting on and on without stopping: forever, perpetually, to the very end
- tseviצְבִיbeauty that is coveted: the splendor or glory that makes something an object of pride and longing
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- the gazelle: a small, swift, graceful wild antelope hunted for food and admired for its speed
- hadarהָדָרvisible splendor: the dignity and grandeur that a great person or thing openly displays.
- hodהוֹדsplendor, majesty: the visible, awe-inspiring radiance that marks a legitimate sovereign
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- vigor, healthy bloom: the visible freshness and strength of a living body
- adderetאַדֶּרֶתa wide outer cloak: the ample wrap thrown on over the rest of a person's clothing, large or fine enough to mark out the one wearing it
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- splendor: impressive greatness, whether describing a thing as grand and spreading or naming the grandeur a person holds and can lose
- yeqarיְקָרhonor: high public standing and splendor that someone greater grants to a person, and can take back.
- toharטֹהַרpurity: being in the clear before God, named as a condition a person is in, together with the counted days that condition covers
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- brightness: the clear, shining look of something with nothing clouding it
- hederהֶדֶרglorynot studied yet
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