Greatness
גֹּ֫דֶלStrong’s H1433godel (go-del)
Appears in 13 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Godel is the Hebrew word usually translated “greatness his”, “according to greatness of” and “greatness your”. It appears in 13 verses of the Old Testament.
“Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.”
Meaning
- Greatnessgreatness, magnitude · magnificence · pride, insolence (bad sense)
How it's translated
- greatness his 3
- according to greatness of 2
- greatness your 1
- by greatness your 1
- greatness 1
- and with greatness of 1
- greatness of 1
- in greatness your 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Deuteronomy 5
- Ezekiel 3
- Psalms 2
- Isaiah 2
- Numbers 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Deuteronomy 3:24O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?
- Deuteronomy 5:24And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.
- Deuteronomy 9:26I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
- Deuteronomy 11:2And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children which have not known, and which have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm,
- Deuteronomy 32:3Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.
- Psalms 79:11Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;
Hebrew dictionary
גֹּ֫דֶל godel · greatness
1) greatness 1a) greatness, magnitude 1b) magnificence 1c) pride, insolence (bad sense)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “greatness” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GREATNESS, noun
Largeness of bulk, dimensions, number or quantity; as the greatness of a mountain, of an edifice, of a multitude, or of a sum of money. With reference to solid bodies, however, we more generally use bulk, size, extent or magnitude than greatness; as the bulk or size of the body; the extent of the ocean; the magnitude of the sun or of the earth.
- Large amount; extent; as the greatness of a reward.
- High degree; as the greatness of virtue or vice.
- High rank or place; elevation; dignity; distinction; eminence; power; command.
- Swelling pride; affected state.
All definitions
- Magnanimity; elevation of sentiment; nobleness; as greatness of mind.
- Strength or extent of intellectual faculties; as the greatness of genius.
- Large extent or variety; as the greatness of a man's acquisitions.
- Grandeur; pomp; magnificence.
- Force; intensity; as the greatness of sound, of passion, heat, etc.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.