ga.vah describes being or becoming high, raising something high, or lifting oneself up in pride.

The predominant usage concerns self-exaltation, especially a heart raised in pride or a person raising himself. It also describes literal height and the making of things high, while several passages portray exaltation as elevated standing or distinction.

1. Raising oneself in pride · dominant

   In Ezekiel 28:2, the Qal perfect is used of the leader of Tyre's heart becoming proud as he claims a godlike seat; Ezekiel 28:17 likewise connects a proud heart with beauty. In Obadiah 1:4, the Hiphil imperfect addresses one who exalts himself like an eagle, while Psalm 131:1 denies that the speaker's heart has been exalted.

   Ezekiel 28:2Ezekiel 28:17Obadiah 1:4Proverbs 18:12Psalm 131:1Zephaniah 3:11
2. Being high or making something high · common

   In 1 Samuel 10:23, the Qal sequential imperfect occurs where a man stands taller than the people; Ezekiel 19:11 uses the form for a vine's height rising above its branches. Hiphil forms describe setting or making something high: in Job 39:27 the eagle sets its nest on high, and Proverbs 17:19 speaks of making a door high.

   1 Samuel 10:23Ezekiel 19:11Isaiah 55:9Job 39:27Proverbs 17:19Psalm 103:11
3. Exalted standing or distinction · occasional

   Isaiah 52:13 places the Qal form in the announcement that the servant will be exalted, lifted up, and very high. In Isaiah 5:16 the LORD of hosts is exalted in justice, and Job 36:7 describes the righteous being seated with kings and exalted.

   Isaiah 52:13Isaiah 5:16Job 36:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the term with “proud,” “exalted,” “high,” “taller,” and “lifted up.” These renderings reflect each verse's whole clause rather than fixed English equivalents.