גָּדוֹל

ga.dolgreat: large
hebrewOld TestamentAdjective524 occurrences35 books495 verses
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.

Glossary entries

Mediterranean Sea Haggedolim Great Sea

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

524 total
  1. 1 Chronicles 26:13כַּגָּד֛וֹל · and old alike
    They cast lots for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike.
  2. 1 Chronicles 29:1גְדוֹלָ֔ה · is great
    Then King David said to the whole assembly, “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great because this palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
  3. 1 Chronicles 29:9גְדוֹלָֽה׃פ · greatly
    And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly.
  4. 1 Chronicles 29:22גְדוֹלָ֑ה · with great
    That day they ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the LORD. Then, for a second time, they designated David’s son Solomon as king, anointing him before the LORD as ruler, and Zadok as the priest.
  5. 2 Chronicles 1:8גָּד֑וֹל · much
    Solomon replied to God: “You have shown much loving devotion to my father David, and You have made me king in his place.
  6. 2 Chronicles 1:10הַגָּדֽוֹל׃ס · great
    Now grant me wisdom and knowledge, so that I may lead this people. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
  7. 2 Chronicles 2:5 (2×)גָּד֑וֹל · will be great; גָד֥וֹל · is greater
    The house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
  8. 2 Chronicles 2:9גָּד֥וֹל · will be great
    …to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful.
  9. 2 Chronicles 3:5הַגָּד֗וֹל · the main
    He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains.
  10. 2 Chronicles 4:9הַגְּדוֹלָ֑ה · and the large
    He made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors, and he overlaid the doors with bronze.
  11. 2 Chronicles 6:32הַגָּדוֹל֙ · Your great
    And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your great name and Your mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple,
  12. 2 Chronicles 7:8גָּד֣וֹל · great
    So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a very great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast for seven days.
  13. 2 Chronicles 9:17גָּד֑וֹל · a great
    Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
  14. 2 Chronicles 15:13גָּד֔וֹל · old
    And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
  15. 2 Chronicles 15:14גָּד֖וֹל · with a loud
    They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns.
  16. 2 Chronicles 16:14גְּדוֹלָ֥ה · then they made a great
    And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.
  17. 2 Chronicles 18:30הַגָּד֑וֹל · great
    Now the king of Aram had ordered his chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”
  18. 2 Chronicles 20:19גָּד֖וֹל · shouting in a very loud
    And the Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, shouting in a very loud voice.
  19. 2 Chronicles 21:14גְדוֹלָ֖ה · with a serious
    So behold, the LORD is about to strike your people, your sons, your wives, and all your possessions with a serious blow.
  20. 2 Chronicles 26:15גְּדֹל֑וֹת · and catapult large
    And in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously until he became powerful.
  21. 2 Chronicles 28:5 (2×)גְדוֹלָ֔ה · many; גְדוֹלָֽה׃ס · with great
    So the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force.
  22. 2 Chronicles 30:21גְדוֹלָ֑ה · with great
    The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, and the Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day, accompanied by loud instruments of praise to the LORD.
  23. 2 Chronicles 30:26גְדוֹלָ֖ה · great
    So there was great rejoicing in Jerusalem, for nothing like this had happened there since the days of Solomon son of David king of Israel.
  24. 2 Chronicles 31:15כַּגָּד֖וֹל · old
    Under his authority, Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah faithfully distributed portions to their fellow priests in their cities, according to their divisions, old and young alike.
  25. 2 Chronicles 32:18גָּד֜וֹל
    Then the Assyrians called out loudly in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them in order to capture the city.
  26. 2 Chronicles 34:9הַגָּד֗וֹל · the high
    So they went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites who guarded the doors had collected from the people of Manasseh and Ephraim, from all the remnant of Israel, from all Judah and Benjamin, and from the people of Jerusalem.
  27. 2 Chronicles 34:21גְדוֹלָ֤ה · great [is]
    “Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for those remaining in Israel and Judah concerning the words in the book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that has been poured out on us because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD by doing all that is written in this book.”
  28. 2 Chronicles 34:30מִגָּד֣וֹל · great
    And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the Levites—all the people great and small—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.
  29. 2 Chronicles 36:18הַגְּדֹלִ֣ים · both large
    …who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials.
  30. Ezra 3:11גְדוֹלָ֤ה · gave a great
    And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid.
  31. Ezra 3:12גָּד֑וֹל
    But many of the older priests, Levites, and family heads who had seen the first temple wept loudly when they saw the foundation of this temple. Still, many others shouted joyfully.
  32. Ezra 3:13גְדוֹלָ֔ה
    The people could not distinguish the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping, because the people were making so much noise. And the sound was heard from afar.
  33. Ezra 9:7גְדֹלָ֔ה · has been great
    From the days of our fathers to this day, our guilt has been great. Because of our iniquities, we and our kings and priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the earth and subjected to the sword and to captivity, to pillage and humiliation, as we are this day.
  34. Ezra 9:13הַגְּדֹלָ֑ה · and our great
    After all that has come upon us because of our evil deeds and our great guilt (though You, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have given us such a remnant as this),
  35. Ezra 10:12גָּד֑וֹל · in a loud
    And the whole assembly responded in a loud voice: “Truly we must do as you say!
  36. Nehemiah 1:3גְדֹלָ֖ה · in great
    And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.”
  37. Nehemiah 1:5הַגָּד֖וֹל · the great
    Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,
  38. Nehemiah 1:10הַגָּד֔וֹל · by Your great
    They are Your servants and Your people. You redeemed them by Your great power and mighty hand.
  39. Nehemiah 2:10גְדֹלָ֑ה · they were deeply
    But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.
  40. Nehemiah 3:1הַגָּד֜וֹל · the high
    At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.
  41. Nehemiah 3:20הַגָּדֽוֹל׃ס · the high
    Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai diligently repaired another section, from the angle to the doorway of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
  42. Nehemiah 3:27הַגָּדוֹל֙ · the great
    And next to them, the Tekoites repaired another section, from a point opposite the great tower that juts out to the wall of Ophel.
  43. Nehemiah 4:14הַגָּד֤וֹל · who is great
    After I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”
  44. Nehemiah 5:1גְּדוֹלָ֑ה · a great
    About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.
  45. Nehemiah 5:7גְדוֹלָֽה׃ · a large
    …and after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials, saying, “You are exacting usury from your own brothers!” So I called a large assembly against them
  46. Nehemiah 6:3גְדוֹלָה֙ · a great
    So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it to go down to you?”
  47. Nehemiah 7:4וּגְדוֹלָ֔ה · was large
    Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
  48. Nehemiah 8:6הַגָּד֑וֹל · the great
    Then Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and with their hands uplifted, all the people said, “Amen, Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.