Etymology?:
from gāʾā גָּאָה ‘to rise up’
Roots:
גאה
gāʾōn n, m
1) exaltation, majesty, pride
1a) majesty, exaltation, excellence
1a1) of nations
1a2) of God
1a3) of the Jordan
1b) pride, arrogance (bad sense)
Mentioned in Exodus 15:7 Codex Leviticus 26:19 Isaiah 60:15, 13:19, 2:19, 2:21, 4:2, 23:9, 16:6, 2:10, 13:11, 14:11, 24:14 Jeremiah 12:5, 49:19, 50:44, 13:9, 48:29 Ezekiel 16:49, 24:21, 30:6, 16:56, 33:28, 7:24, 30:18, 32:12, 7:20 Hosea 7:10, 5:5 Amos 6:8, 8:7 Micah 5:3 Nahum 2:3 Zephaniah 2:10 Zechariah 11:3, 9:6, 10:11 Psalms 47:5, 59:13 Proverbs 8:13, 16:18 Job 37:4, 38:11, 35:12, 40:10