גֵּאֶה (ge.eh)
ge.eh
proud
H:AQuick Reference
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
- Testament
- Old Testament
- Occurrences
- 8 verses
- Root
- —
- Part of speech
- H:A
Definition
Definition
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
What This Word Means for Your Faith
The Hebrew word ge’eh describes a spirit that lifts itself above others, often marked by arrogance or self-sufficiency. It is not merely confidence but a posture that refuses to acknowledge dependence on God. In the Bible, this attitude is consistently shown to be fragile because it stands against the character of the Creator.
For your daily life, this word serves as a gentle warning against isolation. When we feel superior or dismissive of others, we cut ourselves off from the grace that sustains us. God’s promise is not to destroy those who stumble but to humble them so they can find rest in His strength rather than their own.
Instead of striving to be seen as high and mighty, you are invited to walk with humility. This path does not diminish your worth; it aligns your heart with the One who lifts up the lowly. There is peace in knowing that God sees your true state and offers grace to those who trust in Him.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 8 verses where it appears, by frequency.
- proud [people]3×
- proud [person]2×
- proud [thing]1×
- proud1×
- of/ arrogant/ /opressors1×
Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
- גֵּאִֽים\׃2×
- לִ/גְאֵי/ /יוֹנִים\׃1×
- גֵּאֶ֣ה1×
- גֵּאֶ֖ה1×
- גֵּ֭אֶה1×
- גֵּ֭אִים1×
- גֵּ֝אֶ֗ה1×
Key Verses
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Job 40:11
Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.
God uses this word to describe the human condition that requires His sovereign intervention to be brought low.
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Proverbs 15:25
Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow’s borders intact.
This verse contrasts the stability God provides for the humble with the inevitable removal of the proud house.
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Isaiah 2:12
For there will be a day of Yahweh of Armies for all that is proud and arrogant, and for all that is lifted up, and it shall be brought low—
The term is linked to a future day when all human arrogance will be judged and humbled by Yahweh.