Lexicon
יָהִיר
ya.hir
H3093
H:A Hebrew

proud

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Occurrences
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Hebrew
Language

ya.hir describes a proud person, portrayed as restless and grasping or as a mocker acting in arrogance.

The attested uses portray a proud person in two settings: one is restless, insatiable, and gathers peoples, while the other is a mocker characterized by furious arrogance.

Senses in use

  1. Proud person marked by restless grasping · dominant

    In Habakkuk 2:5, the masculine singular absolute form describes the man whom wine betrays; the APB renders him as "the proud man" and portrays him as unable to rest, never satisfied, and gathering nations and peoples.

  2. Proud mocker acting with arrogance · occasional

    In Proverbs 21:24, the masculine singular absolute form occurs in the description of a mocker; the APB renders the clause "An arrogant and proud mocker" and identifies him as one who acts in furious arrogance.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "the proud man" in Habakkuk 2:5 and within "An arrogant and proud mocker" in Proverbs 21:24. These phrases show the clauses' presentation rather than isolating a fixed English equivalent.

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