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גָּדוֹל H1419
H1419 is the Hebrew word גָּדוֹל, transliterated gâdôwl and said gaw-dole'. The King James Version most often renders it great.
What it means
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent.
Where it comes from
or גָּדֹל; (shortened) from H1431 (גָּדַל).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 432 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: [phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.
Verses using גָּדוֹל
The first 40 of 488 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 1:16 · KJV
And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
Genesis 1:21 · KJV
And God created great 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 · KJV
And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
Genesis 10:12 · KJV
And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.
Genesis 10:21 · KJV
Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
Genesis 12:2 · KJV
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
Genesis 12:17 · KJV
And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife.
Genesis 15:12 · KJV
And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
Genesis 15:14 · KJV
And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
Genesis 15:18 · KJV
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 river, the river Euphrates:
Genesis 17:20 · KJV
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 nation.
Genesis 18:18 · KJV
Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
Genesis 19:11 · KJV
And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
Genesis 20:9 · KJV
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 sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.
Genesis 21:8 · KJV
And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.
Genesis 21:18 · KJV
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
Genesis 27:1 · KJV
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 son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.
Genesis 27:15 · KJV
And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:
Genesis 27:33 · KJV
And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, 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 · KJV
And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.
Genesis 27:42 · KJV
And these words of Esau her elder 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 · KJV
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 stone was upon the well’s mouth.
Genesis 29:7 · KJV
And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.
Genesis 29:16 · KJV
And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
Genesis 39:9 · KJV
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 wickedness, and sin against God?
Genesis 39:14 · KJV
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 voice:
Genesis 41:29 · KJV
Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
Genesis 44:12 · KJV
And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
Genesis 45:7 · KJV
And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
Genesis 46:3 · KJV
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 nation:
Genesis 50:10 · KJV
And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.
Exodus 3:3 · KJV
And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
Exodus 6:6 · KJV
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 judgments:
Exodus 7:4 · KJV
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 judgments.
Exodus 11:3 · KJV
And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants, and in the sight of the people.
Exodus 11:6 · KJV
And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.
Exodus 12:30 · KJV
And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
Exodus 14:31 · KJV
And Israel saw that great 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 · KJV
Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness 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 · KJV
Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1419 mean?
H1419 is the Hebrew word גָּדוֹל (gâdôwl), meaning great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent.
How is H1419 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it great (336 times), high (21 times), loud (19 times), greater (15 times), great things (7 times), among others.
How many times does H1419 appear in the Bible?
גָּדוֹל (gâdôwl) is tagged in 488 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1419 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or גָּדֹל; (shortened) from H1431 (גָּדַל).
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