Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root גאה

pattern KETE

*גֵּאֶה ge'e
גֵּאָה ge'a

proud; haughty, arrogant

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
*גֵּאֶה ge'e
גֵּאָה ge'a
גֵּאִים ge'im
גֵּאוֹת ge'ot

Notes

The final radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.

The middle radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

See also

  • Noun – katon pattern, masculine גָּאוֹן genius; Gaon (Judaism); (poetic) greatness
  • Verb – pa'al לִגְאוֹת to mount, to swell
  • Verb – hitpa'el לְהִתְגָּאוֹת to be proud of (ב-)