Definition

arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament

Etymology

from H1342 (גָּאָה);

Word family

• גָּאָה gâʼâh

How the KJV renders it

• excellency
• haughtiness
• highness
• pride
• proudly
• swelling

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.