גָּדוֺל522 adjective great — ׳ג[Gen 4:13] + 279 t.; גָּדֹל [Deut 26:8] + 22 t.; construct גְּדוֺל [Ezek 17:3]; [Ezek 17:7]; [Jer 32:19], גְּדָלֿ [Prov 19:19], גְּדָו֯לֿ [Ps 145:8]; [Nah 1:3] suffix גְּדוֺלָם [Jer 6:13] + 2 t.; plural גְּדוֺלִים [Exod 7:4] + 11 t., גְּדֹלִים [Gen 12:17] + 22 t.; construct גְּדֹלֵי [2Kgs 10:6] suffix גְּדֹלָיו [2Kgs 10:11]; [Jonah 3:7] גְּדוֺלֶיהָ[Nah 3:10] feminine גְּדוֺלָה [Num 22:18] + 96 t.; גְּדֹלָה [Gen 15:12] + 31 t.; plural גְּדוֺלֹת [Neh 9:26]; [Neh 12:31], גְּדֹלוֺת [Deut 27:2] + 30 t., גְּדֹלֹת [Num 13:28] + 7 t.; — great,
1. in magnitude and extent, e.g. sea [Num 34:6], river [Gen 15:18], wilderness [Deut 1:19], rain [1Kgs 18:45], mountain [Zech 4:7], city [Gen 10:12], house [Jer 52:13], altar [Josh 22:10], throne [2Chr 9:17], sea-monsters [Gen 1:21], fish [Jonah 2:1], eagle [Ezek 17:3], terebinth [2Sam 18:9], substance [Gen 15:14], wealth [Dan 11:2], victory [1Sam 19:5]; [1Sam 19:22] בּוֺר הַגָּדוֺל read הַגֹּרֶן ׳ב according to ᵐ5 We Dr.
2. in number, e.g. nation [Gen 12:2], congregation [Jer 31:8], camp [1Chr 12:22], army [Ezek 17:17], sacrifice [2Kgs 10:19], slaughter [Deut 28:59]; [1Sam 4:17].
3. in intensity, fear [Deut 4:34], weeping [Isa 38:3], power כּחַ [Exod 32:11], joy [Jonah 4:6], anger [Deut 29:23], indignation [Jer 21:5], sin [Gen 20:9], iniquity [Gen 4:13], evil [Gen 39:9], trespass [Ezek 9:7].
4. in sound, loud voice [Gen 39:14], cry [Exod 11:6], shout [Josh 6:5].
5. in age, elder, eldest, son [Gen 27:1], daughter [Gen 29:16], brother [Gen 10:21], sister [Ezek 16:46].
6. in importance,
\ \ a. things (הַ)דָּבָר (הַ)גָּדֹל an important thing or affair [Exod 18:22]; [Deut 4:32]; [1Sam 12:16]; [2Kgs 5:12]; [2Kgs 8:13] יום יהוה [Jer 30:7]; [Hos 2:2]; [Joel 2:11]; [Joel 3:4]; [Zeph 1:14]; [Mal 3:23].
\ \ b. of men, great, distinguished, Moses [Exod 11:3], David [2Sam 5:10], Job [Job 1:3], Mordecai [Esth 9:4], kings [Eccl 9:14]; [Jer 27:7] especially of king of Assyr. הַמֶּלֶךְ הַגָּדוֺל [2Kgs 18:19]; [2Kgs 18:28] = [Isa 36:4]; [Isa 36:18], = Assyrian šarru rabbu, šarru dannu, e.g. KBi. 94, 1. 1; הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֺל the h.p. [Lev 21:10] + 20 t.; (הָ)אִישׁ גָּדוֺל [1Sam 25:2]; [2Sam 19:33]; [2Kgs 5:1] אִשָּׁה גְדוֺלָה [2Kgs 4:8] גָּדוֺל a great man [2Sam 3:38]; [Mic 7:3] לֹא תֶהְדַּר פְּנֵי גָדוֺל thou shalt not honour (favour) the person of a great man (opposed to דָּל) [Lev 19:15] (H); (הַ)גְּדוֺלִים the great [2Sam 7:9] = [1Chr 17:8]; [Neh 11:14] (see below) [Prov 18:16]; [Prov 25:6]; [Jer 5:5] ([2Kgs 10:11] ᵐ5L ἀγχιστεύοντας, Klo גֹּאֲלָיו); further גְּדֹלֵי הָעִיר [2Kgs 10:6] (כָּלֿ)גְּדֹלָיו [2Kgs 10:11]; [Jonah 3:7] כָּלֿ גְּדוֺלֶיהָ [Nah 3:10].
\ \ c. of God, himself [2Chr 2:4]; [Neh 4:8]; [Neh 8:6]; [Ps 86:10]; [Ps 99:2]; [Ps 135:5]; [Ps 147:5]; [Isa 12:6]; [Jer 10:6] (הָ)אֵל (הַ)גָּדוֺל [Deut 7:21]; [Deut 10:17]; [Neh 1:5]; [Neh 9:32]; [Ps 77:14]; [Ps 95:3]; [Jer 32:18]; [Dan 9:4] גדול מכל האלהים [Exod 18:11] גדול ומהלל מאד [1Chr 16:25]; [Ps 48:2]; [Ps 96:4]; [Ps 145:3] מלך גדול [Ps 47:3]; [Ps 95:3]; [Mal 1:14] his works [Deut 11:7]; [Judg 2:7]; [Ps 111:2], glory [Ps 21:6]; [Ps 138:5], name [Josh 7:9]; [1Sam 12:22]; [1Kgs 8:42]; [2Chr 6:32]; [Ps 76:2]; [Ps 99:3]; [Jer 10:6]; [Jer 44:26]; [Ezek 36:23]; [Mal 1:11] (twice in verse), mercy [1Kgs 3:6]; [2Chr 1:8]; [Ps 57:11]; [Ps 86:13]; [Ps 108:5], goodness [Neh 9:25], compassion [Isa 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) [Gen 29:7] כַּקָּטֹן כַּגָּדֹל (or reverse) as well small as great [Deut 1:17]; [1Chr 25:8]; [1Chr 26:13]; [2Chr 31:15] (לְ)מִקָּטֹן וְעַד גָּדוֺל (or reverse) from small to great [Gen 19:11]; [1Sam 5:9]; [1Sam 30:2]; [1Sam 30:19]; [2Kgs 23:2]; [2Kgs 25:26]; [2Chr 15:13]; [2Chr 34:30]; [Esth 1:5]; [Esth 1:20]; [Jer 6:13]; [Jer 8:10]; [Jer 31:34]; [Jer 42:1]; [Jer 42:8]; [Jer 44:12]; [Jonah 3:5].
8. construct גְּדֹל (הַ)כְּנָפַיִם great of wings [Ezek 17:8]; [Ezek 17:7], so of anger [Prov 19:19] (Qr); usually of God, in power [Nah 1:3], counsel [Jer 32:19], mercy [Ps 145:8].
9. as substantive concrete עשׂה גדלות do great things, of God's great acts of redemption and judgement [Deut 10:21]; [Job 5:9]; [Job 9:10]; [Job 37:5]; [Ps 71:19]; [Ps 106:21] of the miracles of Elisha [2Kgs 8:4] of things too great and so presumptuous, haughty ׳תבקשׁ ג [Jer 45:5] ׳מדברת ג[Ps 12:4] לא ׳הלכתי בג [Ps 131:1] (compare Biblical Aramaic [Dan 7:8]; [Dan 7:11]; [Dan 7:20] also [Rev 13:5]).
10. as substantive neuter greatness of arm [Exod 15:16] compare גָּבֹהַּ
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The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon
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