Hebrew · H1419, H3372

גָּדוֹל וְנוֹרָא

Great (in any sense); hence, older ; also insolent · to fear ; morally to revere ; causatively to frighten

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גָּדוֹלH1419great (in any sense); hence, older ; also insolent

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יָרֵאH3372to fear ; morally to revere ; causatively to frighten

Pronunciationyare

Fear and reverence converge: respect rooted in awe of God's power, not mere terror.

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What does גָּדוֹל וְנוֹרָא (gadol wenorah) mean in the Bible?

גָּדוֹל · יָרֵא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "great and feared/awesome/terrible — the double description of the day of the LORD".

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What does גָּדוֹל · יָרֵא mean in the Bible?

גָּדוֹל · יָרֵא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "great and feared/awesome/terrible — the double description of the day of the LORD".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1419, H3372?

H1419, H3372 is connected to 859 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. great and feared/awesome/terrible — the double description of the day of the LORD

Strong'sH1419, H3372

Lexical occurrences859 verses

Source Gloss

great and feared/awesome/terrible — the double description of the day of the LORD

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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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