גָּאוֹן (gāʾôn) is a Hebrew noun meaning exaltation. It appears 49 times in 14 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1347).

Also rendered

• pride

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 299e)

Root family 299: גָּאָה gāʾâ — rise up, grow up, be exalted in triumph. (RSV and ASV are similar.)

• גַּאֲוָה gaʾăwâ — majesty
• גֵּאֶה gēʾeh — proud
• גֵּאוּת gēʾût — majesty
• גָּאָה gāʾâ — rise up
• גֵּוָה gēwâ — pride
• גֵּא gēʾ — proud
• גֵּאָה gēʾâ — pride
• גַּאֲיוֹן gaʾăyôn — proud

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