Gedulah גְּדוּלָּה
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| גְּדוּלָּה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | gedulah |
| Strong's number | H1420 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | greatness |
| Occurrences | 12 in 11 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Chronicles (3) |
Gedulah (Hebrew גְּדוּלָּה, Strong's H1420) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “greatness”. It occurs 12 times in 11 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) greatness
1a) of man
1b) of God's greatness (as an attribute)
1a) of man
1b) of God's greatness (as an attribute)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | greatness (7), things (3), majesty (1), dignity (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | great thing (2), his greatness (2), great (1), through great (1), is the greatness (1), dignity (1), greatness (1), my honor (1), your greatness (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Gedulah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 7:21For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.For the sake of Your word and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed it to Your servant.
- 2 Samuel 7:23And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself? You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people, whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 17:19O 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.O LORD. For the sake of Your servant and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed all Your greatness.
- 1 Chronicles 17:21And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself? You made a name for Yourself through great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before Your people, whom You redeemed from Egypt.
- 1 Chronicles 29:11Thine, 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.Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.
Esther
- Esther 1:4When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.And for a full 180 days he displayed the glorious riches of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness.
- Esther 6:3And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.The king inquired, “What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this act?” “Nothing has been done for him,” replied the king’s attendants.
- Esther 10:2And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?And all of Mordecai’s powerful and magnificent accomplishments, together with the full account of the greatness to which the king had raised him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?
Psalms
- Psalm 71:21Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.
- Psalm 145:3Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.
- Psalm 145:6And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).