This word comes from the names of Haggedolim and Great Sea.
Definition
or גָּדֹל; (shortened) from H1431; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
Traditional renderings: aloud, elder(-est), exceeding(-ly), far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, × sore, (×) very.
Traditional renderings: aloud, elder(-est), exceeding(-ly), far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, × sore, (×) very.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
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- Genesis 1:16 (2×)הַגְּדֹלִ֑ים · great; הַגָּדֹל֙ · the greaterGod made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.
- Genesis 1:21הַגְּדֹלִ֑ים · the greatSo God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
- Genesis 4:13גָּד֥וֹל · [is] greaterBut Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.
- Genesis 10:12הַגְּדֹלָֽה׃ · and the great…and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.
- Genesis 10:21הַגָּדֽוֹל׃ · the olderAnd sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
- Genesis 12:2גָּד֔וֹל · you into a greatI will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
- Genesis 12:17גְּדֹלִ֖ים · with severeThe LORD, however, afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Abram’s wife Sarai.
- Genesis 15:12גְדֹלָ֖ה · greatAs the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.
- Genesis 15:14גָּדֽוֹל׃ · with manyBut I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.
- Genesis 15:18הַגָּדֹ֖ל · the greatOn that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
- Genesis 17:20גָּדֽוֹל׃ · into a greatAs for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.
- Genesis 18:18גָּד֖וֹל · a greatAbraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.
- Genesis 19:11גָּד֑וֹל · oldAnd they struck the men at the entrance, young and old, with blindness, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door.
- Genesis 20:9גְדֹלָ֑ה · such tremendousThen Abimelech called Abraham and asked, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought such tremendous guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done.”
- Genesis 21:8גָד֔וֹל · a greatSo the child grew and was weaned, and Abraham held a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned.
- Genesis 21:18גָּד֖וֹל · into a greatGet up, lift up the boy, and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”
- Genesis 27:1הַגָּדֹ֗ל · his olderWhen Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied.
- Genesis 27:15הַגָּדֹל֙ · to her olderAnd Rebekah took the finest clothes in the house that belonged to her older son Esau, and she put them on her younger son Jacob.
- Genesis 27:33גְּדֹלָ֣הIsaac began to tremble violently and said, “Who was it, then, who hunted the game and brought it to me? Before you came in, I ate it all and blessed him—and indeed, he will be blessed!”
- Genesis 27:34גְּדֹלָ֥ה · a loudWhen Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me too, O my father!”
- Genesis 27:42הַגָּדֹ֑ל · of her olderWhen the words of her older son Esau were relayed to Rebekah, she sent for her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your brother Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you.
- Genesis 29:2גְּדֹלָ֖ה · And a largeHe looked and saw a well in the field, and near it lay three flocks of sheep, because the sheep were watered from this well. And a large stone covered the mouth of the well.
- Genesis 29:7גָּד֔וֹל · broad“Look,” said Jacob, “it is still broad daylight; it is not yet time to gather the livestock. Water the sheep and take them back to pasture.”
- Genesis 29:16הַגְּדֹלָה֙ · the olderNow Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel.
- Genesis 39:9 (2×)גָד֜וֹל · is greater; הַגְּדֹלָה֙ · a greatNo one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
- Genesis 39:14גָּדֽוֹל׃ · as I could…she called her household servants. “Look,” she said, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.
- Genesis 41:29גָּד֖וֹל · of greatBehold, seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt,
- Genesis 44:12בַּגָּד֣וֹל · with the oldestThe steward searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest—and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
- Genesis 45:7גְּדֹלָֽה׃ · by a greatGod sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
- Genesis 46:3גָּד֖וֹל · you into a great“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
- Genesis 50:10גָּד֥וֹל · loudlyWhen they reached the threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wailed loudly, and Joseph mourned for his father seven days.
- Exodus 3:3הַגָּדֹ֖ל · marvelousSo Moses thought, “I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?”
- Exodus 6:6גְּדֹלִֽים׃ · and with mightyTherefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.
- Exodus 7:4גְּדֹלִֽים׃ · and by mightyPharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay My hand on Egypt, and by mighty acts of judgment I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 11:3גָּד֤וֹל · regardedAnd the LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, Moses himself was highly regarded in Egypt by Pharaoh’s officials and by the people.
- Exodus 11:6גְדֹלָ֖ה · Then a greatThen a great cry will go out over all the land of Egypt. Such an outcry has never been heard before and will never be heard again.
- Exodus 12:30גְדֹלָ֖ה · loudDuring the night Pharaoh got up—he and all his officials and all the Egyptians—and there was loud wailing in Egypt; for there was no house without someone dead.
- Exodus 14:31הַגְּדֹלָ֗ה · the greatWhen Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses.
- Exodus 15:16בִּגְדֹ֥ל · By the power…and terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a stone until Your people pass by, O LORD, until the people You have bought pass by.
- Exodus 18:11גָד֥וֹל · is greaterNow I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.”
- Exodus 18:22הַגָּדֹל֙ · majorHave these men judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you any major issue, but all minor cases they can judge on their own, so that your load may be lightened as they share it with you.
- Exodus 32:10גָּדֽוֹל׃ · into a greatNow leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”
- Exodus 32:11גָּד֖וֹל · with greatBut Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?
- Exodus 32:21גְדֹלָֽה׃ · so great“What did this people do to you,” Moses asked Aaron, “that you have led them into so great a sin?”
- Exodus 32:30גְדֹלָ֑ה · a greatThe next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. Now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”
- Exodus 32:31גְדֹלָ֔ה · what a greatSo Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made gods of gold for themselves.
- Leviticus 19:15גָד֑וֹל · to the richYou must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
- Leviticus 21:10הַגָּד֨וֹל · who is highestThe priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose or tear his garments.