Hôd names splendor or majesty in the selected worship passages, while Numbers 27:20 uses the identity for authority conferred upon Joshua. Psalm 8:1 sets the Lord's glory above the heavens, and Psalm 104:1 pictures Him clothed in majesty.
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Hôd names splendor or majesty in the selected worship passages, while Numbers 27:20 uses the identity for authority conferred upon Joshua. Psalm 8:1 sets the LORD's glory above the heavens, and Psalm 104:1 pictures Him clothed in majesty.
The BSB source-word alignment has 24 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Splendor (5), His splendor (2), majesty (2), [some of] your authority (1), and his splendor (1).
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 27:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (8), 1 Chronicles (3), Job (3), Daniel (2).
Hôd names splendor or majesty in the selected worship passages, while Numbers 27:20 uses the identity for authority conferred upon Joshua. Psalm 8:1 sets the Lord's glory above the heavens, and Psalm 104:1 pictures Him clothed in majesty. These poetic descriptions direct attention to God's greatness, rather than providing a physical measurement of divine appearance.
Psalm 21:5 describes royal splendor as something God bestows in connection with His salvation. Numbers places Joshua's authority within a public commission and continuing dependence on counsel sought before the Lord. The shared word does not make human rulers divine or beyond examination. It helps teaching distinguish the Lord's praised majesty from honor granted to a servant for a particular responsibility. Visible prestige should therefore be examined by its source, setting and purpose rather than mistaken for proof of a leader's character.
Praise of divine grandeur, bestowed royal honor and Joshua's conferred authority share this identity. Their differences locate majesty and honor within worship, received blessing and a particular public commission rather than unlimited human power.
O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.
The Lord's glory is placed above the heavens within praise of His majestic name. The psalm moves toward wonder at human creatureliness rather than a measurement of God's appearance.
Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
The clothing image expresses divine greatness before the psalm describes creation. It should be read as poetic praise rather than a literal garment identified by the noun.
Great is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on him splendor and majesty.
The king's splendor and majesty are bestowed in connection with God's salvation. Received royal honor remains distinct from the Lord's own greatness and initiative.
Confer on him some of your authority, so that the whole congregation of Israel will obey him.
Joshua receives authority through Moses' public commission before the congregation. The following counsel through Eleazar keeps that authority within the appointed order rather than unchecked personal rule.
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Hebrew word. Visual splendor and majesty that commands respect; often God's radiant glory or a monarch's impressive appearance.
Visual splendor and majesty that commands respect; often God's radiant glory or a monarch's impressive appearance.
grandeur (i.e. an imposing form and appearance) BDB: splendour Usage: beauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory, goodly, honour, majesty.
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Immoral choices often result in the loss of personal and social honor.Proverbs 5:7-14
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Numbers 27 places conferred authority in a scene with witnesses, a commission and an appointed way of seeking counsel. Joshua does not create his own honor simply by asserting that he carries a spiritual title. Moses follows the Lord's instruction, the congregation sees the commission, and Eleazar has a defined role in seeking counsel. The scene helps a teacher discuss honor as ordered responsibility rather than self-authentication.
The psalms supply a different register. God's majesty calls forth worship, while the king's splendor in Psalm 21 is received in connection with divine salvation. The distinction matters when religious admiration begins to attach itself to human prestige. A reader may honor a servant while remembering that the servant remains a creature dependent on God. Neither the noun nor a ceremony proves that every later decision is righteous; the particular passage must still explain the source and limits of the honor described.
Num.27.20
Splendor and majesty are suitable worship glosses, while the commissioning context gives a conferred-authority use. Those contexts should guide translation explanation rather than requiring every occurrence to denote identical visible beauty or political power.
Romans 3:23-26 distinguishes human failure to attain God's glory from justification freely given through Christ's redemption. Read alongside praise of divine majesty, it guards against treating admired human prestige as righteousness. This is a canonical comparison; the Greek passage is not a direct occurrence or exhaustive definition of hôd.