Biblical Persons & Places
Haggedolim
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.14;
only referred to as Haggedolim (גָּדוֹל);
father of Zabdiel.
Great_Sea
Great Sea
A location first mentioned at Num.34.6;
referred to as Great Sea or Great (Sea) (=Qere. Ketiv= "border," KJV= "the great sea," NIV= Mediterranean Sea) (גָּדוֹל), or (Sea of the )Philistines (NIV= Mediterranean Sea) (פְּלִשְׁתִּי).
Strong's Definition
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
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.
TWOT Reference: 315d
Outline of Biblical Usage
adj
1) great
1a) large (in magnitude and extent)
1b) in number
1c) in intensity
1d) loud (in sound)
1e) older (in age)
1f) in importance
1f1) important things
1f2) great, distinguished (of men)
1f3) God Himself (of God)
subst
1g) great things
1h) haughty things
1i) greatness
n pr m
1j) (CLBL) Haggedolim, the great man?, father of Zabdiel
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
גָּדֹל / גָּדוֹל
gâdôl
BDB Definition:
1) great (adjective)
1a) large (in magnitude and extent)
1b) in number
1c) in intensity
1d) loud (in sound)
1e) older (in age)
1f) in importance
1f1) important things
1f2) great, distinguished (of men)
1f3) God Himself (of God)
1g) great things (substantive)
1h) haughty things (substantive)
1i) greatness (substantive)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H1431
Same Word by TWOT Number: 315d
Total KJV Occurrences: 530