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Strong's #1419 - גָּדֹל
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
- adj
- great
- large (in magnitude and extent)
- in number
- in intensity
- loud (in sound)
- older (in age)
- in importance
- important things
- great, distinguished (of men)
- God Himself (of God)
- great things
- haughty things
- greatness
- (CLBL) Haggedolim, the great man?, father of Zabdiel
- great
- subst
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2054) ldc (גדל GDL) AC: Magnify CO: Rope AB: Magnificent: A cord is made by twisting fibers together, the larger and more numerous the fibers, the stronger the cord will be. Anything that is large or great in size or stature. [from: dc- from the twisting of sinew to make cords.] (eng: great - with the exchange and reversal of the r and l and the t and d)
V) ldc (גדל GDL) - Magnify: To increase in size or ones position of honor. KJV (115): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Hitpael, Pual, Piel) magnify, great, grow, nourish - Strongs: H1431 (גָּדַל)
Nm) ldc (גדל GDL) - Grow: An increasing in size. KJV (4): grow, great - Strongs: H1432 (גָּדֵל)
bm) lidc (גדיל GDYL) - Tassel: Something that is made from twisted fibers. KJV (2): fringe, wreath - Strongs: H1434 (גָּדִל)
cm) lfdc (גדול GDWL) - Magnificent: Something with increased size, power or authority. KJV (529): great, high, loud, elder, mighty - Strongs: H1419 (גָּדֹל)
df1) elfdc (גדולה GDWLH) - Magnificence: An increase in size power or authority. KJV (12): greatness, great, majesty, dignity - Strongs: H1420 (גְּדוּלָּה)
gm) ldfc (גודל GWDL) - Magnificence: An increase in size power or authority. KJV (13): greatness, stout, stoutness - Strongs: H1433 (גֹּדֶל)
hm) ldcm (מגדל MGDL) - Tower: A place of great size. KJV (50): tower, castle, flower, pulpit - Strongs: H4026 (מִגְדָּלָה)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
1 in magnitude and extent, e.g. sea Numbers 34:6, river Genesis 15:18, wilderness Deuteronomy 1:19, rain 1 Kings 18:45, mountain Zechariah 4:7, city Genesis 10:12, house Jeremiah 52:13, altar Joshua 22:10, throne 2 Chronicles 9:17, sea-monsters Genesis 1:21, fish Jonah 2:1, eagle Ezekiel 17:3, terebinth 2 Samuel 18:9, substance Genesis 15:14, wealth Daniel 11:2, victory 1 Samuel 19:5,22 בּוֺר הַגָּדוֺל read הַגֹּרֶן׳ב according to ᵐ5 We Dr.
2 in number, e.g. nation Genesis 12:2, congregation Jeremiah 31:8, camp 1 Chronicles 12:22, army Ezekiel 17:17, sacrifice 2 Kings 10:19, slaughter Deuteronomy 28:59; 1 Samuel 4:17.
3 in intensity, fear Deuteronomy 4:34, weeping Isaiah 38:3, power כּחַ Exodus 32:11, joy Jonah 4:6, anger Deuteronomy 29:23, indignation Jeremiah 21:5, sin Genesis 20:9, iniquity Genesis 4:13, evil Genesis 39:9, trespass Ezekiel 9:7.
4 in sound, loud voice Genesis 39:14, cry Exodus 11:6, shout Joshua 6:5.
5 in age, elder, eldest, son Genesis 27:1, daughter Genesis 29:16, brother Genesis 10:21, sister Ezekiel 16:46.
6 in importance,
a. things (הַ)דָּבָר (הַ)גָּדֹל an important thing or affair Exodus 18:22; Deuteronomy 4:32; 1 Samuel 12:16; 2 Kings 5:12; 2 Kings 8:13; יום יהוה Jeremiah 30:7; Hosea 2:2; Joel 2:11; Joel 3:4; Zephaniah 1:14; Malachi 3:23.
b. of men, great, distinguished, Moses Exodus 11:3, David 2 Samuel 5:10, Job Job 1:3, Mordecai Esther 9:4, kings Ecclesiastes 9:14; Jeremiah 27:7; especially of king of Assyr. הַמֶּלֶךְ הַגָּדוֺל 2 Kings 18:19,28 = Isaiah 36:4,18, = Assyrian šarru rabbu, šarru dannu, e.g. KB i. 94,1. 1; הַכֹּהֵןהַגָּדוֺל the h.p. Leviticus 21:10 20t.; (הָ)אִישׁ גָּדוֺל 1 Samuel 25:2; 2 Samuel 19:33; 2 Kings 5:1; אִשָּׁה גְדוֺלָה 2 Kings 4:8; גָּדוֺל a great man 2 Samuel 3:38; Micah 7:3; לֹא תֶהְדַּר מְּנֵי גָדוֺל thou shalt not honour (favour) the person of a great man (opposed to דָּל) Leviticus 19:15 (H); (הַ)גְּדוֺלִים the great 2 Samuel 7:9 = 1 Chronicles 17:8; Nehemiah 11:14 (see below) Proverbs 18:16; Proverbs 25:6; Jeremiah 5:5 ( 2 Kings 10:11 ᵐ5 L ἀγχιστεύοντας, Klo גֹּאֲלָיו); further גְּדֹלֵיהָעִיר 2 Kings 10:6; (כָּלֿ)גְּדֹלָיו 2 Kings 10:11; Jonah 3:7; כָּלֿגְּדוֺלֶיהָ Nahum 3:10.
c. of God, himself 2 Chronicles 2:4; Nehemiah 4:8; Nehemiah 8:6; Psalm 86:10; Psalm 99:2; Psalm 135:5; Psalm 147:5; Isaiah 12:6; Jeremiah 10:6; (הָ)אֵל (הַ)גָּדוֺל Deuteronomy 7:21; Deuteronomy 10:17; Nehemiah 1:5; Nehemiah 9:32; Psalm 77:14; Psalm 95:3; Jeremiah 32:18; Daniel 9:4; גדול מכל האלהים Exodus 18:11; גדול ומהלל מאד 1 Chronicles 16:25; Psalm 48:2; Psalm 96:4; Psalm 145:3; מלך גדול Psalm 47:3; Psalm 95:3; Malachi 1:14; his works Deuteronomy 11:7; Judges 2:7; Psalm 111:2, glory Psalm 21:6; Psalm 138:5, name Joshua 7:9; 1 Samuel 12:22; 1 Kings 8:42; 2 Chronicles 6:32; Psalm 76:2; Psalm 99:3; Jeremiah 10:6; Jeremiah 44:26; Ezekiel 36:23; Malachi 1:11 (twice in verse), mercy 1 Kings 3:6; 2 Chronicles 1:8; Psalm 57:11; Psalm 86:13; Psalm 108:5, goodness Nehemiah 9:25, compassion Isaiah 54:7.
7 in phrases עוֺד הַיּוֺם גָּדוֺל it is yet high day (French grand jour, German hoch am Tage, the day is at its height) Genesis 29:7; כַּקָּטֹן כַּגָּדֹל (or reverse) as well small as great Deuteronomy 1:17; 1 Chronicles 25:8; 1 Chronicles 26:13; 2 Chronicles 31:15; (לְ)מִקָּטֹן וְעַד גָּדוֺל (or reverse) from small to great Genesis 19:11; 1 Samuel 5:9; 1 Samuel 30:2,19; 2 Kings 23:2; 2 Kings 25:26; 2 Chronicles 15:13; 34:30; Esther 1:5,20; Jeremiah 6:13; Jeremiah 8:10; Jeremiah 31:34; Jeremiah 42:1,8; Jeremiah 44:12; Jonah 3:5.
8 construct גְּדֹל (הַ)כְּנָפַיִם great of wings Ezekiel 17:8,7, so of anger Proverbs 19:19 (Qr); usually of God, in power Nahum 1:3, counsel Jeremiah 32:19, mercy Psalm 145:8.
9 as substantive concrete עשׂה גדלות do great things, of God's great acts of redemption and judgement Deuteronomy 10:21; Job 5:9; Job 9:10; Job 37:5; Psalm 71:19; Psalm 106:21; of the miracles of Elisha 2 Kings 8:4; of things too great and so presumptuous, haughty ׳תבקשׁ ג Jeremiah 45:5; ׳מדברת ג Psalm 12:4; לא ׳הלכתי בג Psalm 131:1 (compare Biblical Aramaic Daniel 7:8,11,20; also Revelation 13:5).
10 as substantive neuter greatness of arm Exodus 15:16; compare גָּבֹהַּ 4
גָּדֹל see גְּדוֹל.
[גָּדִל (the actually occurring form), see גְּדִיל].