Words the Bible translates as pride
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 16 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- huperēphaniaὑπερηφανίαpridenot studied yet
- tipharahתִּפְאָרָהsplendor on show: beauty that catches the eye and brings honor to whoever wears, owns, or gives it
- ga'onגָּאוֹןmajesty: the towering greatness and splendor that belong to God.
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- splendor: the glory or grandeur of a land, a nation, or a thing in nature.
- arrogance: the swollen self-importance of a person or people who lift themselves up wrongly.
- kauchēmaκαύχημαa boast: what a person can point to as a reason for pride, and the pride voiced in it
- kauchēsisκαύχησιςboasting: the act of saying out loud what you are proud of and counting on, whether that is yourself or God
- ga'avahגַּאֲוָהa rising to a height: majestic grandeur when it belongs to God, but arrogant self-importance when a person or nation claims it
- govahגֹּבַהּloftiness of spirit: a person or nation lifted high in bearing, whether in arrogant pride or in exalted dignity
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- height: the vertical measure or lofty elevation of a structure, person, tree, or the sky
- godelגֹּדֶלgreatness as a quantity you can point to: how great someone or something is, whether God's displayed majesty, a towering tree, or a heart swollen with its own importance
- zadonזָדוֹןarrogant presumption: a deliberate, defiant overstepping of a boundary set by God or rightful authority, done knowingly and with contempt
- alazoneiaἀλαζονείαempty, self-inflating boasting: a pretentious confidence whose claim to control or security outruns what is really true
- ge'utגֵּאוּתa rising up high: the majesty God wears, the swollen pride of anyone who claims it, or the literal surge of sea and smoke
- gevahגֵּוָהpridenot studied yet
- shaḥatsשַׁחַץpridenot studied yet
- ge'ahגֵּאָהpridenot studied yet
- gevahגֵּוָהpridenot studied yet
- rohavרֹהָבpridenot studied yet
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