Lexical Definition
גְּדוּלָה gᵉdûwlâh (ghed-oo-law') greatness H:N-F
or גְּדֻלָּה gᵉdullâh (ghed-ool-law'); (shortened) or (less accurately) גְּדוּלָּה gᵉdûwllâh (ghed-ool-law'); feminine of גָּדוֹל
dignity, great things(-ness), majesty.
- greatness
- (concretely) mighty acts
1) greatness
1a) of man
1b) of God's greatness (as an attribute)
See Greek: εὐφροσύνη · μεγαλωσύνη · πλοῦτος · χάρις
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| וּגְדוּלָּתְךָ֥ | and greatness your | Ps.145.6 |
| וּגְדוּלָּ֛ה | and greatness | Esth.6.3 |
| וְ֝לִגְדֻלָּת֗וֹ | and to greatness his | Ps.145.3 |
| הַגְּדוּלָּ֤ה | greatness | 2Sam.7.23 |
| הַגְּדוּלָּ֖ה | the greatness | 2Sam.7.21 • 1Chr.17.19 |
| הַגְּדֻלּֽוֹת | the greatness | 1Chr.17.19 |
| הַגְּדֻלָּ֨ה | the greatness | 1Chr.29.11 |
| גְּדוּלָּת֑וֹ | greatness his | Esth.1.4 |
| גְּדֻלּ֣וֹת | great things | 1Chr.17.21 |
| גְּדֻלַּ֣ת | greatness of | Esth.10.2 |
| גְּֽדֻלָּתִ֗י | greatness my | Ps.71.21 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
גְּדוּלָּה noun feminine greatness — 2Sam 7:21 + 3 t.; גְּדֻלָּה 1Chr 29:11 construct גְּדֻלַּת Esth 10:2 suffix גְּדוּלָּתוֺ Esth 1:4 גְּדֻלָּתוֺ Ps 145:3 גְּדְלָּתִי Ps 71:21 גְדֻלָּו֯תְךָ Ps 145:6 plural intensive גְּדֻלּוֺת1Chr 17:19; 1Chr 17:21 — chiefly late Hebrew
a. of Psalmist Ps 71:21 Mordecai Esth 6:3; Esth 10:2, king Esth 1:4
b. of God's greatness, as an attribute 1Chr 29:11; Ps 145:3; Ps 145:6, or of his acts 2Sam 7:21 (compare Dr) v2Sam 7:23 = 1Chr 17:19 (twice in verse); 1Chr 17:21.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 2 Samuel | 7:21 · 7:23 |
| 1 Chronicles | 17:19 · 17:21 · 29:11 |
| Esther | 1:4 · 6:3 · 10:2 |
| Psalms | 71:21 · 145:3 · 145:6 |