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. Numbers 13:28 גְּדֹלֹת֙ ge.do.Lot · Describes something

    Howbeit the people that dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.

  2. Numbers 14:12 גָּד֥וֹל ga.Dol · Describes something

    I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a nation greater and mightier than they.

  3. Numbers 22:18 גְדוֹלָֽה׃ ge.do.Lah · Describes something

    And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah my God, to do less or more.

  4. Numbers 34:6 הַגָּד֖וֹל ha.ga.Dol · Describes something

    And for the western border, ye shall have the great sea and the border thereof: this shall be your west border.

  5. Numbers 34:7 הַגָּדֹ֔ל ha.ga.Dol · Describes something

    And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall mark out for you mount Hor;

  6. Numbers 35:25 הַגָּדֹ֔ל ha.ga.Dol · Describes something

    and the congregation shall deliver the manslayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

  7. Numbers 35:28 הַגָּדֹ֑ל ha.ga.Dol · Describes something

    because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the manslayer shall return into the land of his possession.

  8. Numbers 35:28 הַגָּדֹ֔ל ha.ga.Dol · Describes something

    because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the manslayer shall return into the land of his possession.

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