גְּדוּלָּה gedulah

Hebrew word for “greatness” · Strong’s H1420 · used 12 times in 11 verses

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Meaning

1) greatness; 1a) of man; 1b) of God's greatness (as an attribute)

How it is translated

Glosses given for gedulah in context, with how often each is used:

• greatness 10
• greatnesses 1
• great things 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

2 Samuel 7 (2), 1 Chronicles 17 (2), Psalms 145 (2), 1 Chronicles 29 (1), Esther 1 (1), Esther 6 (1), Esther 10 (1), Psalms 71 (1)

Forms

• הגדולה 3
• הגדלות 1
• גדלות 1
• הגדלה 1
• גדולתו 1
• וגדולה 1
• גדלת 1
• גדלתי 1
• ולגדלתו 1
• וגדולתך 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with gedulah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• יְקָר yeqar “preciousness” 2
• יָרֵא yare “to fear” 3
• עָבוּר avur “for the sake of” 2
• פָּדָה padah “to ransom” 2
• תִּפְאָרָה tipharah “beauty” 2
• מׇרְדֳּכַי mordekhay “Mordecai” 2
• גְּבוּרָה gevurah “might” 2
• ךָּ ka “you” 3
• דָּבָר davar “word” 3
• מִי mi “who?” 2
• גּוֹי goy “nation” 2
• לֵב lev “heart” 2

Key verses

The verses using gedulah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• 2 Samuel 7:21 — For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.
• 2 Samuel 7:23 — And 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…
• 1 Chronicles 17:19 — 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.
• 1 Chronicles 17:21 — And 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…
• 1 Chronicles 29:11 — 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…
• Esther 1:4 — When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.
• Esther 6:3 — And 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…
• Esther 10:2 — And 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…
• Psalms 71:21 — Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.
• Psalms 145:3 — Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
• Psalms 145:6 — And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.