What does עִיר · גָּדוֹל mean in the Bible?
עִיר · גָּדוֹל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "great city".
Hebrew · H5892, H1419
עִיר־גְּדוֹלָה
A city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post ) · great (in any sense); hence, older ; also insolent
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עִירH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post )
גָּדוֹלH1419great (in any sense); hence, older ; also insolent
What does עִיר־גְּדוֹלָה (ir-gedolah) mean in the Bible?
עִיר · גָּדוֹל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "great city".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5892, H1419?
H5892, H1419 is connected to 1,625 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. great city
Strong'sH5892, H1419
Lexical occurrences1,625 versesSource Gloss
great city
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עִיר־גְּדוֹלָה is built from this root: