Strong's Hebrew · H1419

גָּדוֹל

gâdôwl · gaw-dole'

[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.

Definition

great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

Derivation

or גָּדֹל; (shortened) from H1431 (גָּדַל);

Appears 523 times in Scripture

Genesis 1:21

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.

Genesis 4:13

But Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.

Genesis 27:1

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.

Genesis 10:12

and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.

Genesis 12:2

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.

Genesis 10:21

And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.

Genesis 15:12

As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.

Genesis 15:14

But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.

Genesis 1:16

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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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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