גְּדוּלָהgᵉdûwlâh

greatness

Pronunciation: ghed-oo-law' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1420

Meanings

b. of God's greatness (1 Chronicles 29:11; Psalms 145:3; Psalms 145:6)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 12 times in the Bible.

  • 2 Samuel 7:21 Because of your promise and according to your will, you have done all these great things and have made them known to your servant.
  • 2 Samuel 7:23 What other nation on earth is like your people Israel? What other nation, O God, have you redeemed from slavery to be your own people? You made a great name for yourself when you redeemed your people from Egypt. You performed awesome miracles and drove out the nations and gods that stood in their way.
  • 1 Chronicles 17:19 For the sake of your servant, O Lord, and according to your will, you have done all these great things and have made them known.
  • 1 Chronicles 17:21 What other nation on earth is like your people Israel? What other nation, O God, have you redeemed from slavery to be your own people? You made a great name for yourself when you redeemed your people from Egypt. You performed awesome miracles and drove out the nations that stood in their way.
  • 1 Chronicles 29:11 Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O Lord, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things.
  • Esther 1:4 The celebration lasted 180 days—a tremendous display of the opulent wealth of his empire and the pomp and splendor of his majesty.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).