What does גְּדוּלָה (gĕdûlāh) mean in the Bible?
גְּדוּלָה (gĕdûlāh): Greatness as concrete manifestation: moves from abstract dignity to tangible mighty acts revealing power
Hebrew · H1420
גְּדוּלָה
Greatness ; (concretely) mighty acts
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גְּדוּלָה H1420
Pronunciation gĕdûlāh
What does גְּדוּלָה (gĕdûlāh) mean in the Bible?
גְּדוּלָה (gĕdûlāh): Greatness as concrete manifestation: moves from abstract dignity to tangible mighty acts revealing power
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1420?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include great thing (2), great (1), His greatness (1), is the greatness (1), my honor (1).
Where does גְּדוּלָה (gĕdûlāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 7:21. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (4), Esther (3), Psalms (3), 2 Samuel (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It great thing 2× 2 Samuel 7:21, 1 Chronicles 17:19
great 1× 2 Samuel 7:23
His greatness 1× Psalms 145:3
is the greatness 1× 1 Chronicles 29:11
my honor 1× Psalms 71:21
of his greatness 1× Esther 1:4
of the greatness 1× Esther 10:2
or dignity 1× Esther 6:3
these great promises 1× 1 Chronicles 17:19
through great 1× 1 Chronicles 17:21
Your greatness 1× Psalms 145:6
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 7:21 הַגְּדוּלָּ֖ה to great thing Article | Noun - feminine singular 2 Samuel 7:23 הַגְּדוּלָּ֤ה to great Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 17:19 הַגְּדוּלָּ֖ה to great thing Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 17:19 הַגְּדֻלּֽוֹת׃ to these great promises Article | Noun - feminine plural 1 Chronicles 17:21 גְּדֻלּ֣וֹת to through great Noun - feminine plural 1 Chronicles 29:11 הַגְּדֻלָּ֨ה to is the greatness Article | Noun - feminine singular Esther 1:4 גְּדוּלָּת֑וֹ to of his greatness Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Esther 6:3 וּגְדוּלָּ֛ה to or dignity Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Esther 10:2 גְּדֻלַּ֣ת to of the greatness Noun - feminine singular construct Psalms 71:21 גְּֽדֻלָּתִ֗י to my honor Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 7:21
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 4
2 Samuel 2 1 Chronicles 4 Esther 3 Psalms 3
Source forms
הַגְּדוּלָּ֖ה 2x hag·gə·ḏūl·lāh 2 Samuel 7:21, 1 Chronicles 17:19
גְּדוּלָּת֑וֹ 1x gə·ḏūl·lā·ṯōw Esther 1:4
גְּדֻלּ֣וֹת 1x gə·ḏul·lō·wṯ 1 Chronicles 17:21
גְּדֻלַּ֣ת 1x gə·ḏul·laṯ Esther 10:2
גְּֽדֻלָּתִ֗י 1x gə·ḏul·lā·ṯî Psalms 71:21
הַגְּדוּלָּ֤ה 1x hag·gə·ḏūl·lāh 2 Samuel 7:23
הַגְּדֻלָּ֨ה 1x hag·gə·ḏul·lāh 1 Chronicles 29:11
הַגְּדֻלּֽוֹת׃ 1x hag·gə·ḏul·lō·wṯ 1 Chronicles 17:19
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 4x 2 Samuel 7:21, 2 Samuel 7:23, 1 Chronicles 17:19, 1 Chronicles 29:11
Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x 1 Chronicles 17:19
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Esther 6:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 145:6
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Psalms 145:3
Noun - feminine plural 1x 1 Chronicles 17:21
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Esther 10:2
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Psalms 71:21
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Greatness as concrete manifestation: moves from abstract dignity to tangible mighty acts revealing power
Source Gloss
greatness ; (concretely) mighty acts
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Greatness as concrete manifestation: moves from abstract dignity to tangible mighty acts revealing power
greatness; (concretely) mighty acts BDB: greatness Usage: dignity, great things(-ness), majesty.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain