גָּדוֹל

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

or גָּדֹל; (shortened) from H1431 (גָּדַל);

KJV Usage

[phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(adj) great
• 2.large (in magnitude and extent)
• 3.in number
• 4.in intensity
• 5.(n pr m) a great man or thing
• 6.loud (in sound)
• 7.older (in age)
• 8.in importance
• 9.(subst) great things
• 10.haughty things
• 11.greatness

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: gâdôwl; Pronunciation: gaw-dole'