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title: גֹּדֶל — greatness · The Tanakh dictionary
description: גֹּדֶל (1433), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 13 times: greatness. BDB 1906: n.m. greatness. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# גֹּדֶל

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«גֹּדֶל» in the Tanakh dictionary: **greatness** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 13 times · **Key:** 1433 · **BDB:** גֹּ֫דֶל

### Glosses

greatness (9); to.the.greatness (2); his.greatness (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

greatness [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1490/1433/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.m. greatness [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1490/1433/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.m. greatness—Dt 32:3 + 5 times; sf. גָּדְלוֹ Dt 5:21 + 5 times; גֻּדְלוֹ ψ 150:2;— greatness, magnitude, tree Ez 31:7, arm of God ψ 79:11, mercy of God Nu 14:19. magnificence, king Ez 31:2, 18; God Dt 3:24; 5:21; 9:26; 11:2; 32:3 ψ 150:2. in a bad sense, גֹּדֶל לֵבָב = pride, insolence of heart Is 9:8; 10:12.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 12 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (5 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (5 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «גֹּדֶל» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1490/1433/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Deuteronomy 32:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/DEU.32.3/)

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כִּ֛י שֵׁ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה אֶקְרָ֑א הָב֥וּ גֹ֖דֶל לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

*Word for word:* (dm) the.name of.Yahweh I.will.proclaim ascribe greatness to God our

*JPS 1917:* For I will proclaim the name of the LORD; ascribe ye greatness unto our God.

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[Psalms 150:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.150.2/)

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הַֽלְל֥וּהוּ בִגְבוּרֹתָ֑יו הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ כְּרֹ֣ב גֻּדְלֽוֹ׃

*Word for word:* praise him for his.mighty deeds praise him according to.the.greatness his.greatness his

*JPS 1917:* Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to His abundant greatness.

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