Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
greatness
Usage: 1) greatness 1a) of man 1b) of God's greatness (as an attribute)
Strong's Number
H1420
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
11
Books
4
Strong's H1420 Quick Answer
Strong's H1420 גְּדוּלָה גְּדוּלָּה גְּדוּלָּה (gduwlah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. gduwlah (ghed-oo-law') (or (shortened) gdullah {ghed-ool-law'}or (less accurately) gduwllah {ghed-ool-law'};) n-f. 1. greatness 2. (concretely) mighty acts It has 11 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include greatness. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- gduwlah (ghed-oo-law') (or (shortened) gdullah {ghed-ool-law'}or (less accurately) gduwllah {ghed-ool-law'};) n-f. 1. greatness 2. (concretely) mighty acts
- Usage
- 11 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- greatness
Meaning and Definition
gduwlah (ghed-oo-law') (or (shortened) gdullah {ghed-ool-law'}or (less accurately) gduwllah {ghed-ool-law'};) n-f. 1. greatness 2. (concretely) mighty acts [feminine of H1419] KJV: dignity, great things(-ness), majesty. Root(s): H1419
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1420. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1420 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render gduwlah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
greatness
1 Chronicles 17:19
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How Strong's H1420 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 11 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H1420 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H1420 in the Old Testament
11 indexed usages in Old Testament.
For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.
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 you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?
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.
Usage Excerpts
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1420.
For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.
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 you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?
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.
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 driving out nations from before thy people whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?
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 is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.
When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.
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 for him.
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 book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1420, grouped by book.
2 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament
Esther 3 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H1420 FAQ
What does gedulah (גְּדוּלָה) mean?
Gedulah (Strong's H1420) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "dignity". gduwlah (ghed-oo-law') (or (shortened) gdullah {ghed-ool-law'}or (less accurately) gduwllah {ghed-ool-law'};) n-f. 1. greatness 2. (concretely) mighty acts
How many times is gedulah (גְּדוּלָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H1420 across 4 books.
Where can I study gedulah (גְּדוּלָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1420 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate gedulah (גְּדוּלָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as greatness. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.