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. Ecclesiastes 9:13 וּגְדוֹלָ֥ה u.ge.do.Lah · Describes something

    I have also seen wisdom under the sun on this wise, and it seemed great unto me:

  2. Ecclesiastes 9:14 גָּדוֹל֙ ga.dOl · Describes something

    There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.

  3. Ecclesiastes 9:14 גְּדֹלִֽים׃ ge.do.Lim · Describes something

    There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.

  4. Ecclesiastes 10:4 גְּדוֹלִֽים׃ ge.do.Lim · Describes something

    If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.

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