What does גָּדוֹל · μέγας mean in the Bible?
גָּדוֹל · μέγας is a Hebrew phrase meaning "great status, advancement, or prominence".
Hebrew · H1419, G3173
גְּדֹלוֹת
Great (in any sense); hence, older ; also insolent · big (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application)
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גָּדוֹל H1419 great (in any sense); hence, older ; also insolent
μέγας G3173 big (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application)
Pronunciation mégas
Describes size, intensity, rank, or importance—applies broadly across physical, moral, and spiritual dimensions
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What does גְּדֹלוֹת (gedolot) mean in the Bible?
גָּדוֹל · μέγας is a Hebrew phrase meaning "great status, advancement, or prominence".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1419, G3173?
H1419, G3173 is connected to 530 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. great status, advancement, or prominence
Strong's H1419, G3173
Lexical occurrences 530 verses Source Gloss
great status, advancement, or prominence
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גְּדֹלוֹת is built from this root:
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