What does גֵּאוּת (gēʾût) mean in the Bible?
גֵּאוּת (gēʾût): Majesty and pride intertwined—God's exalted dignity or human arrogance depending on context and posture
Hebrew · H1348
גֵּאוּת
The same as 1346
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גֵּאוּתH1348
Pronunciationgēʾût
What does גֵּאוּת (gēʾût) mean in the Bible?
גֵּאוּת (gēʾût): Majesty and pride intertwined—God's exalted dignity or human arrogance depending on context and posture
Full entry for גֵּאוּת (H1348) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1348?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include glorious things (1), in billows (1), in majesty (1), The majestic (1), the majesty (1).
Where does גֵּאוּת (gēʾût) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 17:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (5), Psalms (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itglorious things1×Isaiah 12:5
in billows1×Isaiah 9:18
in majesty1×Psalms 93:1
The majestic1×Isaiah 28:3
the majesty1×Isaiah 26:10
the raging1×Psalms 89:9
to the majestic1×Isaiah 28:1
with arrogance1×Psalms 17:10
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 17:10בְגֵאֽוּת׃towith arrogancePreposition-b | Noun - feminine singularPsalms 89:9בְּגֵא֣וּתtothe ragingPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructPsalms 93:1גֵּא֪וּתtoin majestyNoun - feminine singularIsaiah 9:18גֵּא֥וּתtoin billowsNoun - feminine singular constructIsaiah 12:5גֵא֖וּתtoglorious thingsNoun - feminine singularIsaiah 26:10גֵּא֥וּתtothe majestyNoun - feminine singular constructIsaiah 28:1גֵּאוּת֙toto the majesticNoun - feminine singular constructIsaiah 28:3גֵּא֖וּתtoThe majesticNoun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowPsalms 17:10
Aligned rows8
Books represented2
Psalms3Isaiah5
Source forms
גֵּא֥וּת2xgê·’ūṯIsaiah 9:18, Isaiah 26:10
בְּגֵא֣וּת1xbə·ḡê·’ūṯPsalms 89:9
בְגֵאֽוּת׃1xḇə·ḡê·’ūṯPsalms 17:10
גֵא֖וּת1xḡê·’ūṯIsaiah 12:5
גֵּא֪וּת1xgê·’ūṯPsalms 93:1
גֵּאוּת֙1xgê·’ūṯIsaiah 28:1
גֵּא֖וּת1xgê·’ūṯIsaiah 28:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct4xIsaiah 9:18, Isaiah 26:10, Isaiah 28:1, Isaiah 28:3
Noun - feminine singular2xPsalms 93:1, Isaiah 12:5
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular1xPsalms 17:10
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct1xPsalms 89:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Majesty and pride intertwined—God's exalted dignity or human arrogance depending on context and posture
Source Gloss
the same as 1346
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Majesty and pride intertwined—God's exalted dignity or human arrogance depending on context and posture
the same as 1346 BDB: majesty Usage: excellent things, lifting up, majesty, pride, proudly, raging.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גֵּאוּת is built from this root: