What does הַר · גָּדוֹל mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H2022, H1419
הַר הַגָּדוֹל
A mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) · great (in any sense); hence, older ; also insolent
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הַר H2022 a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
Pronunciation har
Physical elevation that serves as a sacred or significant space; metaphorically denotes exaltation and divine encounter.
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גָּדוֹל H1419 great (in any sense); hence, older ; also insolent
What does הַר הַגָּדוֹל (har ha-gadol) mean in the Bible?
הַר · גָּדוֹל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "A great mountain; here a symbolic obstacle before Zerubbabel.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2022, H1419?
H2022, H1419 is connected to 1,077 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. A great mountain; here a symbolic obstacle before Zerubbabel.
Strong's H2022, H1419
Lexical occurrences 1,077 verses Source Gloss
A great mountain; here a symbolic obstacle before Zerubbabel.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
הַר הַגָּדוֹל is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G717 LXX equivalent Greek
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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