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. Genesis 27:34 גְּדֹלָ֥ה ge.do.Lah · Describes something

    When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceeding great and bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.

  2. Genesis 27:42 הַגָּדֹ֑ל ha.ga.Dol · Describes something

    And the words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah; and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.

  3. Genesis 29:2 גְּדֹלָ֖ה ge.do.Lah · Describes something

    And he looked, and, behold, a well in the field, and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying there by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and the stone upon the well's mouth was great.

  4. Genesis 29:7 גָּד֔וֹל ga.Dol · Describes something

    And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.

  5. Genesis 29:16 הַגְּדֹלָה֙ ha.ge.do.Lah · Describes something

    And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

  6. Genesis 39:9 גָד֜וֹל ga.Dol · Describes something

    he is not greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back anything from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

  7. Genesis 39:9 הַגְּדֹלָה֙ ha.ge.do.Lah · Describes something

    he is not greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back anything from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

  8. Genesis 39:14 גָּדֽוֹל׃ ga.Dol · Describes something

    that she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in a Hebrew unto us to mock us: he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:

  9. Genesis 41:29 גָּד֖וֹל ga.Dol · Describes something

    Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:

  10. Genesis 44:12 בַּגָּד֣וֹל ba.ga.Dol · Describes something

    And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left off at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

  11. Genesis 45:7 גְּדֹלָֽה׃ ge.do.Lah · Describes something

    And God sent me before you to preserve you a remnant in the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance.

  12. Genesis 46:3 גָּד֖וֹל ga.Dol · Describes something

    And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

  13. Genesis 50:10 גָּד֥וֹל ga.Dol · Describes something

    And they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and there they lamented with a very great and sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.

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