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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- Nehemiah 8:12גְדוֹלָ֑ה · greatlyThen all the people began to eat and drink, to send out portions, and to rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that had been made known to them.
- Nehemiah 8:17גְּדוֹלָ֥ה · greatThe whole assembly that had returned from exile made booths and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated like this. And there was great rejoicing.
- Nehemiah 9:4גָּד֔וֹל · in a loudAnd the Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani—stood on the raised platform and cried out in a loud voice to the LORD their God.
- Nehemiah 9:18גְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ · terribleEven when they cast for themselves an image of a calf and said, ‘This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,’ and when they committed terrible blasphemies,
- Nehemiah 9:25הַגָּדֽוֹל׃ · in Your greatThey captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.
- Nehemiah 9:26גְּדוֹלֹֽת׃ · terribleBut they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.
- Nehemiah 9:32הַגָּד֜וֹל · the greatSo now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.
- Nehemiah 9:37גְדוֹלָ֖ה · are in greatIts abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.
- Nehemiah 11:14הַגְּדוֹלִֽים׃ס · Haggedolim…and his associates—128 mighty men of valor. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was their overseer.
- Nehemiah 12:31גְּדוֹלֹ֨ת · greatThen I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and I appointed two great thanksgiving choirs. One was to proceed along the top of the wall to the right, toward the Dung Gate.
- Nehemiah 12:43 (2×)גְּדוֹלִ֜ים · great; גְדוֹלָ֔ה · had given them greatOn that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.
- Nehemiah 13:5גְדוֹלָ֗ה · a large…and had prepared for Tobiah a large room where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the temple articles, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests.
- Nehemiah 13:27הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ · terribleMust we now hear that you too are doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?”
- Nehemiah 13:28הַגָּד֔וֹל · the highEven one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me.
- Esther 1:5לְמִגָּ֧דוֹל · the greatestAt the end of this time, in the garden court of the royal palace, the king held a seven-day feast for all the people in the citadel of Susa, from the least to the greatest.
- Esther 1:20לְמִגָּד֖וֹל · the greatestThe edict the king issues will be heard throughout his vast kingdom—and so all women, from the least to the greatest, will honor their husbands.”
- Esther 2:18גָד֗וֹל · a greatThen the king held a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all his officials and servants. He proclaimed a tax holiday in the provinces and gave gifts worthy of the king’s bounty.
- Esther 4:1גְדֹלָ֖ה · loudlyWhen Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.
- Esther 4:3גָּדוֹל֙ · there was greatIn every province to which the king’s command and edict came, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and lamented, and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
- Esther 8:15גְּדוֹלָ֔ה · with a largeMordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
- Esther 9:4גָ֤דוֹל · exercised greatFor Mordecai exercised great power in the palace, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful.
- Esther 10:3וְגָדוֹל֙ · preeminentFor Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.
- Job 1:3גָּד֖וֹל · greatest…and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.
- Job 1:19גְּדוֹלָ֜ה · a mighty…when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
- Job 3:19וְ֭גָדוֹל · and greatBoth small and great are there, and the slave is freed from his master.
- Job 5:9גְ֭דֹלוֹת · great…the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
- Job 9:10גְ֭דֹלוֹת · great thingsHe does great things beyond searching out, and wonders without number.
- Job 37:5גְ֝דֹל֗וֹת · great thingsGod thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
- Psalm 12:3גְּדֹלֽוֹת׃May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
- Psalm 21:5גָּד֣וֹל · Great isGreat is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on him splendor and majesty.
- Psalm 47:2גָּ֝דוֹל · the greatHow awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
- Psalm 48:1גָּ֘ד֤וֹל · Great isA song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
- Psalm 57:10גָדֹ֣ל · reachesFor Your loving devotion reaches to the heavens, and Your faithfulness to the clouds.
- Psalm 71:19גְדֹל֑וֹת · great thingsYour righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?
- Psalm 76:1גָּד֥וֹל · is greatFor the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A song. God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.
- Psalm 77:13גָּ֝ד֗וֹל · [is so] greatYour way, O God, is holy. What god is so great as our God?
- Psalm 86:10גָד֣וֹל · are greatFor You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.
- Psalm 86:13גָּד֣וֹל · great isFor great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
- Psalm 95:3 (2×)גָּד֣וֹל · is a great; גָּ֝ד֗וֹל · a greatFor the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.
- Psalm 96:4גָ֘ד֤וֹל · great isFor great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
- Psalm 99:2גָּד֑וֹל · Great isGreat is the LORD in Zion; He is exalted above all the peoples.
- Psalm 99:3גָּד֥וֹל · Your greatLet them praise Your great and awesome name—He is holy!
- Psalm 104:25 (2×)גָּדוֹל֮ · vast; גְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ · both greatHere is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.
- Psalm 106:21גְדֹל֣וֹת · greatThey forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,
- Psalm 108:4גָד֣וֹל · extendsFor Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
- Psalm 111:2גְּ֭דֹלִים · GreatGreat are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.
- Psalm 115:13הַגְּדֹלִֽים׃ · great alikeHe will bless those who fear the LORD—small and great alike.