ge.eh describes people marked by self-exaltation, set in contrast with lowliness and brought down under judgment.

The adjective consistently identifies self-exalting persons: they are brought low or humbled, their house is pulled down, and their stance is contrasted with a lowly spirit among the afflicted. The supplied verses show singular and plural forms in this same personal characterization.

1. Self-exalting persons · dominant

   The singular form marks each person whom judgment addresses: in Isaiah 2:12 the APB renders a day against those who are “proud and exalted” and “lifted up and brought low,” while in Job 40:11 and Job 40:12 every such person is to be brought low and humbled. The plural form identifies a group contrasted with the afflicted poor in Proverbs 16:19, whose house is pulled down in Proverbs 15:25, and who are repaid in Psalm 94:2; Jeremiah 48:29 likewise places the singular form in Moab's description of loftiness, arrogance, and haughtiness.

   Isaiah 2:12Jeremiah 48:29Job 40:11Job 40:12Proverbs 15:25Proverbs 16:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the verses, the APB commonly presents the referents as “proud,” “proud one,” or “the proud,” and Jeremiah 48:29 includes “very proud” amid related descriptions. Psalm 140:6 does not make this term's contribution identifiable in the supplied translation.