Usually translated as
great, high, greater, loud, elder, mighty, eldest, exceedingly, sore, more, aloud, greatness, long, very, exceeding, far, much, noble, proud thing
Occurrences
Gâdôwl occurs 528 times in 498 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (31), Exodus (15), Leviticus (2), Numbers (7), Deuteronomy (41), Joshua (24), Judges (12), 1 Samuel (34), 2 Samuel (16), 1 Kings (21), 2 Kings (28), 1 Chronicles (11), 2 Chronicles (25), Ezra (6), Nehemiah (27), Esther (8), Job (6), Psalms (28), Proverbs (4), Ecclesiastes (3), Isaiah (13), Jeremiah (47), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (33), Daniel (14), Hosea (1), Joel (3), Amos (1), Jonah (13), Micah (1), Nahum (2), Zephaniah (2), Haggai (6), Zechariah (9), Malachi (3)
- Genesis 1:16 — And God made two great (הַגְּדֹלִ֑ים) lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
- Genesis 1:16 — And God made two great lights; the greater (הַגָּדֹל֙) light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
- Genesis 1:21 — And God created great (הַגְּדֹלִ֑ים) whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
- Genesis 4:13 — And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater (גָּד֥וֹל) than I can bear.
- Genesis 10:12 — And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great (הַגְּדֹלָֽה) city.
- Genesis 10:21 — Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder (הַגָּדֽוֹל), even to him were children born.
- Genesis 12:2 — And I will make of thee a great (גָּד֔וֹל) nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
- Genesis 12:17 — And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great (גְּדֹלִ֖ים) plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife.
- Genesis 15:12 — And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great (גְדֹלָ֖ה) darkness fell upon him.
- Genesis 15:14 — And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great (גָּדֽוֹל) substance.
- Genesis 15:18 — In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great (הַגָּדֹ֖ל) river, the river Euphrates:
- Genesis 17:20 — And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great (גָּדֽוֹל) nation.
- Genesis 18:18 — Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great (גָּד֖וֹל) and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
- Genesis 19:11 — And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great (גָּד֑וֹל): so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
- Genesis 20:9 — Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great (גְדֹלָ֑ה) sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.
- Genesis 21:8 — And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great (גָד֔וֹל) feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.
- Genesis 21:18 — Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great (גָּד֖וֹל) nation.
- Genesis 27:1 — And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest (הַגָּדֹ֗ל) son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.
- Genesis 27:15 — And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest (הַגָּדֹל֙) son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:
- Genesis 27:33 — And Isaac trembled very exceedingly (גְּדֹלָ֣ה), and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.
- Genesis 27:34 — And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great (גְּדֹלָ֥ה) and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.
- Genesis 27:42 — And these words of Esau her elder (הַגָּדֹ֑ל) son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.
- Genesis 29:2 — And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great (גְּדֹלָ֖ה) stone was upon the well’s mouth.
- Genesis 29:7 — And he said, Lo, it is yet high (גָּד֔וֹל) day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.
- Genesis 29:16 — And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder (הַגְּדֹלָה֙) was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
- Genesis 39:9 — There is none greater (גָד֜וֹל) in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
- Genesis 39:9 — There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great (הַגְּדֹלָה֙) wickedness, and sin against God?
- Genesis 39:14 — That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud (גָּדֽוֹל) voice:
- Genesis 41:29 — Behold, there come seven years of great (גָּד֖וֹל) plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
- Genesis 44:12 — And he searched, and began at the eldest (בַּגָּד֣וֹל), and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
- Genesis 45:7 — And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great (גְּדֹלָֽה) deliverance.
- Genesis 46:3 — And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great (גָּד֖וֹל) nation:
- Genesis 50:10 — And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great (גָּד֥וֹל) and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.
- Exodus 3:3 — And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great (הַגָּדֹ֖ל) sight, why the bush is not burnt.
- Exodus 6:6 — Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great (גְּדֹלִֽים) judgments:
- Exodus 7:4 — But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great (גְּדֹלִֽים) judgments.
- Exodus 11:3 — And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great (גָּד֤וֹל) in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants, and in the sight of the people.
- Exodus 11:6 — And there shall be a great (גְדֹלָ֖ה) cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.
- Exodus 12:30 — And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great (גְדֹלָ֖ה) cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
- Exodus 14:31 — And Israel saw that great (הַגְּדֹלָ֗ה) work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.
- Exodus 15:16 — Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness (בִּגְדֹ֥ל) of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.
- Exodus 18:11 — Now I know that the LORD is greater (גָד֥וֹל) than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.
- Exodus 18:22 — And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great (הַגָּדֹל֙) matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.
- Exodus 32:10 — Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great (גָּדֽוֹל) nation.
- Exodus 32:11 — And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great (גָּד֖וֹל) power, and with a mighty hand?
- Exodus 32:21 — And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great (גְדֹלָֽה) a sin upon them?
- Exodus 32:30 — And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great (גְדֹלָ֑ה) sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin.
- Exodus 32:31 — And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great (גְדֹלָ֔ה) sin, and have made them gods of gold.
- Leviticus 19:15 — Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty (גָד֑וֹל): but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
- Leviticus 21:10 — And he that is the high (הַגָּד֨וֹל) priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;