Words the Bible translates as swelling
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- ga'onגָּאוֹןmajesty: the towering greatness and splendor that belong to God.
+2 more meanings
- 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.
- ga'avahגַּאֲוָהa rising to a height: majestic grandeur when it belongs to God, but arrogant self-importance when a person or nation claims it
- se'etשְׂאֵתa being lifted up: depending on context, a raised mark on the skin, or raised rank and majesty
- 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
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