גאווה

Hebrew
Root
ג־א־ה (g-ʾ-h)

Pronunciation
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Noun

גאווה / גַּאֲוָה • (ga'avá) f [pattern: קַטְלָה]

  1. pride, arrogance
    • Tanach, Psalms 36:12, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      אַל־תְּבוֹאֵנִי רֶגֶל גַּאֲוָה וְיַד־רְשָׁעִים אַל־תְּנִדֵנִי׃
      Al t'vo'éni régel ga'avá v-yad r'sha'ím al t'nidéni
      Let not the foot of pride overtake me, And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.
  2. excellence, glory
    • Tanach, Deuteronomy 33:26, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      אֵין כָּאֵל יְשֻׁרוּן רֹכֵב שָׁמַיִם בְעֶזְרֶךָ וּבְגַאֲוָתוֹ שְׁחָקִים׃
      Ein k-El y'shurún rokhév shamáyim v-'ezrékha uv-ga'avató s'ḥaqím.
      There is none like unto God, O Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven as thy help, and in His excellency on the skies.
  3. ego

Declension
Declension of גַּאֲוָה
NumberIsolated formsWith possessive pronouns
StateFormPersonsingularplural
m.f.m.f.
singularindefinite גַּאֲוָה first גַּאֲוַתִיגַּאֲוַתֵנוּ
definite הַגַּאֲוָה second גַּאֲוַתְךָגַּאֲוַתֵךְגַּאֲוַתְכֶםגַּאֲוַתְכֶן
construct גַּאֲוַת־ third גַּאֲוַתוֹגַּאֲוַתָהּגַּאֲוַתָםגַּאֲוַתָן
pluralindefinite גַּאֲווֹת first גאוותיי / גַּאֲווֹתַיגַּאֲווֹתֵינוּ
definite הַגַּאֲווֹת second גַּאֲווֹתֶיךָגאוותייך / גַּאֲווֹתַיִךְגַּאֲווֹתֵיכֶםגַּאֲווֹתֵיכֶן
construct גַּאֲווֹת־ third גַּאֲווֹתָיוגַּאֲווֹתֶיהָגַּאֲווֹתָםגַּאֲווֹתָן

Derived terms

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew גאווה.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡajvɛ/

Noun

גאווה • (gayve) f

  1. arrogance

Derived terms
  • גאװהניק (gayvenik)
  • בעל-גאװה (bal-gayve)

References
  • Uriel Weinreich (1977) “arrogance”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 19
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