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Proud

רָהָבStrong’s H7295

rahav (ra-hav)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Rahav is the Hebrew word usually translated “proud people”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.”
Psalms 40:4 KJV
Meaning
  1. Proud, defiant
How it's translated
  • proud people 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Psalms 1

1 book in all.

Related words
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    Hebrew dictionary

    רָהָב rahav · proud

    proud, defiant

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “proud” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    PROUD, adjective

    1. Having inordinate self-esteem; possessing a high or unreasonable conceit of one's own excellence, either of body or mind.
    2. Arrogant; haughty; supercilious.
    3. Daring; presumptuous.“By his understanding he smiteth through the proud” Job 26:12
    4. Lofty of mien; grand of person; as a proud steed.
    All definitions
    1. Grand, lofty; splendid; magnificent.
    2. Ostentatious; grand; as proud titles.
    3. Splendid; exhibiting grandeur and distinction; exciting pride; as a proud day for Rome.
    4. Excited by the animal appetite; applied particularly to the female of the canine species.
    5. Fungous; as proud flesh.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.