Strong's Lexicon

H1420

H1420 — גְּדוּלָה גְּדוּלָּה גְּדוּלָּה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewgduwlahnoun femOccurrences: 13TWOT: 315e

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H1420
Word:	גְּדוּלָה גְּדוּלָּה גְּדוּלָּה
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	feminine of H1419
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	13
Transliteration:	gduwlah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	ghed-oo-law' (or (shortened) gdullah {ghed-ool-law'}or (less accurately) gduwllah {ghed-ool-law'};) n-f.
Meaning:	1. greatness 2. (concretely) mighty acts
KJV Renderings:	dignity, great things(-ness), majesty.

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BDB1499

גְּדוּלָּה noun feminine greatness — 2Sam 7:21 + 3 t.; גְּדֻלָּה 1Chr 29:11 construct גְּדֻלַּת Esth 10:2 suffix גְּדוּלָּתוֺ Esth 1:4 גְּדֻלָּתוֺ Ps 145:3 גְּדְלָּתִי Ps 71:21 גְדֻלָּו֯תְךָ Ps 145:6 plural intensive גְּדֻלּוֺת 1Chr 17:19; 1Chr 17:21 — chiefly late Hebrew

a. of Psalmist Ps 71:21 Mordecai Esth 6:3; Esth 10:2, king Esth 1:4

b. of God's greatness, as an attribute 1Chr 29:11; Ps 145:3; Ps 145:6, or of his acts 2Sam 7:21 (compare Dr) 2Sam 7:23 = 1Chr 17:19 (twice in verse); 1Chr 17:21.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

גְדוּלֶה (g’dov-lah’)

1 Chronicles 17:19

KJV: O Lord, for thy servant’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.great…: Heb. greatnesses

EHCC: hast thou done all this greater, in

1 Chronicles 21:8

KJV: And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.

EHCC: name ום and terribleness,

1 Chronicles 29:11

KJV: Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.

EHCC: Thine, 0 Lord, (is) the greatness,

1 Chronicles 6:3

KJV: And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

EHCC: What honour and dignity

1 Chronicles 10:2

KJV: And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi–shua, the sons of Saul.Abinadab: also called, Ishui

EHCC: the greatness of Mordecai,

Psalms 71:21

KJV: Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.

EHCC: Thou shalt increase my greatness, |

Psalms 145:3

KJV: Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.and his…: Heb. and of his greatness there is no search

EHCC: and his greatness (is) unsearchable, (mary. |