pride
ga.a.vah denotes self-exalting pride that brings abasement, and also elevated majesty or triumph in descriptions of God and his people.
The predominant use names self-exalting human pride, associated with arrogance, oppression, bluster, or subsequent abasement. In a smaller group of elevated descriptions, it occurs in clauses concerning God’s majesty, Israel’s triumph, and the gladness or strength associated with God.
Senses in use
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Self-exalting human arrogance · dominant
The noun identifies the disposition condemned or brought low: in Proverbs 29:23 the APB renders the clause, “The pride of a man abases him,” while Isaiah 13:11 says that the pride of the arrogant will cease. In Psalm 10:2 it stands in the clause about the wicked pursuing the afflicted, and Isaiah 16:6 associates Moab’s repeated pride with fury and “bluster.”
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Elevated majesty or triumph · common
In elevated descriptions, the noun occurs in construct form. Deuteronomy 33:26 speaks of God riding through the skies “in his majesty,” and Deuteronomy 33:29 places it in Israel’s celebration of divine help and triumph; Psalm 68:35 likewise presents God as awesome from his sanctuary and as giving power and strength to his people.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “pride” in several condemnatory clauses, including Proverbs 29:23, Isaiah 13:11, and Psalm 73:6. In elevated contexts it uses wording such as “majesty” and “triumph”; These renderings indicate the verse context rather than a fixed English equivalent.