גֹּדֶלgôdel

greatness

Pronunciation: go'-del · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1433

Meanings

1. greatness, magnitude (Ezekiel 31:7; Psalms 79:11; Exodus 15:16)

2. magnificence

3. in a bad sense (Isaiah 9:8; Isaiah 10:12)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 13 times in the Bible.

  • Numbers 14:19 In keeping with your magnificent, unfailing love, please pardon the sins of this people, just as you have forgiven them ever since they left Egypt.”
  • Deuteronomy 3:24 ‘O Sovereign Lord, you have only begun to show your greatness and the strength of your hand to me, your servant. Is there any god in heaven or on earth who can perform such great and mighty deeds as you do?
  • Deuteronomy 5:24 They said, ‘Look, the Lord our God has shown us his glory and greatness, and we have heard his voice from the heart of the fire. Today we have seen that God can speak to us humans, and yet we live!
  • Deuteronomy 9:26 I prayed to the Lord and said, ‘O Sovereign Lord, do not destroy them. They are your own people. They are your special possession, whom you redeemed from Egypt by your mighty power and your strong hand.
  • Deuteronomy 11:2 Keep in mind that I am not talking now to your children, who have never experienced the discipline of the Lord your God or seen his greatness and his strong hand and powerful arm.
  • Deuteronomy 32:3 I will proclaim the name of the Lord; how glorious is our God!
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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).