זָדוֹן zadon
Hebrew word for “arrogance” · Strong’s H2087 · used 11 times in 11 verses
Meaning
pride, insolence, presumptuousness, arrogance
How it is translated
Glosses given for zadon in context, with how often each is used:
- arrogance 5
- presumption 3
- pride 3
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Jeremiah 50 (2), Deuteronomy 17 (1), Deuteronomy 18 (1), 1 Samuel 17 (1), Proverbs 11 (1), Proverbs 13 (1), Proverbs 21 (1), Jeremiah 49 (1), Ezekiel 7 (1), Obadiah 1 (1)
Forms
- זדון 6
- בזדון 3
- זדנך 1
- הזדון 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with zadon more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- חֲגָוִים chagav “cleft” 2
- נָשָׁא nasah “to deceive” 2
- יָרַד yarad “to go down” 3
- מָרוֹם marom “height” 2
- סֶלַע sela “crag” 2
- שָׁכַן shakhan “to dwell” 2
- חׇכְמָה chokhmah “wisdom” 2
- מִי mi “who?” 2
- נְאֻם neum “utterance” 2
- לֵב lev “heart” 2
- שָׁם sham “there” 2
- שֵׁם shem “name” 2
Key verses
The verses using zadon that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Deuteronomy 17:12 — And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even…
- Deuteronomy 18:22 — When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet…
- 1 Samuel 17:28 — And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with…
- Proverbs 11:2 — When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
- Proverbs 13:10 — Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
- Proverbs 21:24 — Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
- Jeremiah 49:16 — Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though…
- Jeremiah 50:31 — Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord GOD of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.
- Jeremiah 50:32 — And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him.
- Ezekiel 7:10 — Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.
- Obadiah 1:3 — The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring…
See all 11 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.