Strong's Hebrew · H1419
H1419 gâdôwl
גָּדוֹל
gaw-dole'
great
Looking for Greek G1419 dysbástaktos? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H1419. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
gâdôwl appears 523 times in Scripture, including Genesis 1:16 and Genesis 1:21. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
In the King James Version
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.
Derivation
or גָּדֹל; (shortened) from H1431 (גָּדַל);
Appears 523 times in Scripture
“So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good.”
“But Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.”
“When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied.”
“and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.”
“I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.”
“And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.”
“As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.”
“But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.”
“God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
