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גְּאֵי גַּאיָא‏ adj. high

proud, haughty Qumran, JLAtg, Syr. 11QtgJob 34.7=40:11 : וחזא כל֗ ג֗א֗ה והשפלה‏ [=MT וּרְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה וְהַשְׁפִּילֵהוּ]. TgJ 1Sam2:5 : סָבְעִין בְלַחמָא וְגָאַן בְעֻותרָא‏ sated with food, haughty about their wealth †.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: Jastrow: 202; Levy Ch-W: 1:120; Cook,Qumran: 42;

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Derivatives:

gˀyw, gˀywtˀ (gaˀyū, gaˀyūṯā) n.f. magnificence; pride