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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גֵּאוּת H1348
Pronunciation gēʾût
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 It glorious things 1× Isaiah 12:5
in billows 1× Isaiah 9:18
in majesty 1× Psalms 93:1
The majestic 1× Isaiah 28:3
the majesty 1× Isaiah 26:10
the raging 1× Psalms 89:9
to the majestic 1× Isaiah 28:1
with arrogance 1× Psalms 17:10
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 17:10 בְגֵאֽוּת׃ to with arrogance Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Psalms 89:9 בְּגֵא֣וּת to the raging Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Psalms 93:1 גֵּא֪וּת to in majesty Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 9:18 גֵּא֥וּת to in billows Noun - feminine singular construct Isaiah 12:5 גֵא֖וּת to glorious things Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 26:10 גֵּא֥וּת to the majesty Noun - feminine singular construct Isaiah 28:1 גֵּאוּת֙ to to the majestic Noun - feminine singular construct Isaiah 28:3 גֵּא֖וּת to The majestic Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 17:10
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 2
Psalms 3 Isaiah 5
Source forms
גֵּא֥וּת 2x gê·’ūṯ Isaiah 9:18, Isaiah 26:10
בְּגֵא֣וּת 1x bə·ḡê·’ūṯ Psalms 89:9
בְגֵאֽוּת׃ 1x ḇə·ḡê·’ūṯ Psalms 17:10
גֵא֖וּת 1x ḡê·’ūṯ Isaiah 12:5
גֵּא֪וּת 1x gê·’ūṯ Psalms 93:1
גֵּאוּת֙ 1x gê·’ūṯ Isaiah 28:1
גֵּא֖וּת 1x gê·’ūṯ Isaiah 28:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 4x Isaiah 9:18, Isaiah 26:10, Isaiah 28:1, Isaiah 28:3
Noun - feminine singular 2x Psalms 93:1, Isaiah 12:5
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 1x Psalms 17:10
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Psalms 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 definition Source: 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:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain