Strong’s H1420 · Hebrew
גְּדוּלָה
gᵉdûwlâh
ghed-oo-law'
Definition
greatness; (concretely) mighty acts
Etymology
or גְּדֻלָּה; (shortened) or (less accurately) גְּדוּלָּה; feminine of H1419 (גָּדוֹל);
Where the KJV renders it
- dignity
- great things(-ness)
- majesty
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.
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