Lexicon
גֵּאָה
ge.ah
H1344
H:N-F Hebrew

pride

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ge.ah denotes the pride named among dispositions rejected in Proverbs 8:13.

The attested use names a disposition rejected alongside arrogance, an evil way, and a perverted mouth in Proverbs 8:13.

Senses in use

  1. A rejected proud disposition · dominant

    In Proverbs 8:13, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in a list of things hated; the APB renders the clause “pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverted mouth I hate.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 8:13, the APB presents the term within the list “pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverted mouth”; Its precise English correspondence cannot be isolated beyond that list.

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