גָּדוֹל

ga.dol · great: large

Hebrew · Strong's H1419 · Adjective · Sounds like: gaw-dole' · 526 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • great: large H1419A 497
  • great: old H1419K · a Meaning of 15
  • Great (Sea) H1419J 13
  • Haggedolim H1419B 1

Strong's dictionary

or גָּדֹל; (shortened) from גָּדַל; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent; [phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
גָּדוֹל 622 adj. great
1. in magnitude and extent
2. in number
3. in intensity
4. in sound, loud
5. in age
6. in importance
7. in phrases
8. cstr.
9. as subst. concr. do great things
10. † as subst. neut. greatness of arm
Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
הַגְּדוֹלִים n.pr.m. father of Zabdiel Ne 11:14 (RV & so most; but 𝔊 RVm al. the great).

Every occurrence

  1. 1 Chronicles 11:14 גְדוֹלָֽה׃ ge.do.Lah · Describes something

    And they stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and Jehovah saved them by a great victory.

  2. 1 Chronicles 12:14 וְהַגָּד֖וֹל ve.ha.ga.Dol · Describes something

    These of the sons of Gad were captains of the host: he that was least was equal to a hundred, and the greatest to a thousand.

  3. 1 Chronicles 12:22 גָד֖וֹל ga.Dol · Describes something

    For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great host, like the host of God.

  4. 1 Chronicles 16:25 גָד֨וֹל ga.Dol · Describes something

    For great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised: He also is to be feared above all gods.

  5. 1 Chronicles 17:8 הַגְּדוֹלִ֖ים ha.ge.do.Lim · Describes something

    and I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast gone, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee; and I will make thee a name, like unto the name of the great ones that are in the earth.

  6. 1 Chronicles 22:8 גְּדֹל֖וֹת ge.do.Lot · Describes something

    But the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build a house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.

  7. 1 Chronicles 25:8 כַּגָּד֔וֹל ka.ga.Dol · Describes something

    And they cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

  8. 1 Chronicles 26:13 כַּגָּד֛וֹל ka.ga.Dol · Describes something

    And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.

  9. 1 Chronicles 29:1 גְדוֹלָ֔ה ge.do.Lah · Describes something

    And David the king said unto all the assembly, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great; for the palace is not for man, but for Jehovah God.

  10. 1 Chronicles 29:9 גְדוֹלָֽה׃ פ ge.do.Lah · Describes something

    Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to Jehovah: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

  11. 1 Chronicles 29:22 גְדוֹלָ֑ה ge.do.Lah · Describes something

    and did eat and drink before Jehovah on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto Jehovah to be prince, and Zadok to be priest.

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