H1420 H1420
Greatness, magnificence; of God's majesty or mighty acts, and of human honor or rank.
A noun denoting greatness, whether the intrinsic majesty of God or the honor and dignity of a human ruler. David praises God's greatness alongside sovereignty, power, glory, and splendor (1 Chr 29:11), and the psalmist declares that God's greatness is unsearchable (Ps 145:3, 6). The same word describes Mordecai's advancement in the Persian court (Esth 6:3; 10:2) and the splendor of King Ahasuerus (Esth 1:4). In 2 Samuel 7:21, 23 and 1 Chronicles 17:19, 21 it refers concretely to the great things God has done for Israel. The plural intensifies to mean 'great deeds' or 'mighty acts.'
Senses
1. greatness, great deeds — Greatness, magnificence, or majesty, used both abstractly of God's incomparable nature (1 Chr 29:11; Ps 145:3, 6) and concretely of the mighty acts he performs on behalf of his people (2 Sam 7:21, 23; 1 Chr 17:19, 21). Also applied to human honor and rank—the greatness of Mordecai (Esth 6:3; 10:2) and the splendor displayed by King Ahasuerus (Esth 1:4). The intensive plural form underscores extraordinary, epoch-making deeds rather than mere status. 13×
AR["(وَعَظَمَتَكَ)","[وَعَظَمَاتِكَ]","العَظَمَةَ","العَظَمَةِ","الْعَظَمَاتِ","الْعَظَمَةُ","الْعَظَمَةِ","عَظَمَاتٍ","عَظَمَةِ","عَظَمَتي","عَظَمَتِهِ","وَ-عَظَمَةٍ","وَلِـ-عَظَمَتِهِ"]·ben["(ও-তোমার-মহিমা)","-কে","[ও-তোমার-মহিমা]","আমার-মহত্ত্ব","ও-তাঁর-মহিমার","ও-মর্যাদা","তাঁর-মহত্ত্বের","মহত্ত্ব","মহানতার"]·DE["(and-dein-greatness)","[ketiv:and-dein-greatness]","[גדולתו]","[גדלת]","[הגדלה]","[הגדלות]","der-greatness","die-grosse","grosse-Taten","mein-Grösse","und-grosse","und-zu-sein-Grösse"]·EN["(and-your-greatness)","[ketiv:and-your-greatness]","and-greatness","and-to-his-greatness","great-things","greatness-of","his-greatness","my-greatness","the-great-things","the-greatness"]·FR["der-grande","et-grande","et-à-grandeur","grandeur","le-grandeur"]·heb["גדולתו-ו","גדולתי","גדלות","גדלת","ה-גדולה","ה-גדלה","ה-גדלות","ו-גדולה","ו-גדולתיך","ו-גדולתך","ו-ל-גדולתו"]·HI["-के-महानता","और-उसकी-महानता-का","और-तेरी-महानता","और-तेरी-महानता-को","और-महानता","बड़ाई","महानता","महानता-का","महानताओं","महानताओं-को","मेरी-महानता"]·ID["(dan-kebesaran-Mu)","-kebesaran","[dan-kebesaran-Mu]","dan-kebesaran","dan-kebesaran-Nya","kebesaran","kebesaranku","kebesarannya"]·IT["e-grande","e-grandezza","grandezza","il-grande","il-greatness"]·jav["kaagunan-Panjenengan","kaagungani-ipun","kaagungannipun","kaluhuran","kaluhuranipun","kamulyaan-kawula","lan-kaagungannipun","lan-kaluhuran"]·KO["그-위대함과","그-큰-것을","그-큰일","그-큰일들","그-큼-것을","그리고-그의-크심은","그리고-주의-크심들을","그리고-주의-크심을","그리고-큰-것이","그의-위대함의","나-의-위대함-을","의-큼-것","큰일들"]·PT["a-grandeza","as-grandezas","e-de-sua-grandeza","e-grandeza","e-tua-grandeza","grandeza-de","grandeza-sua","grandezas","minha-grandeza","variante"]·RU["-величие","[kethiv]","·-величие","·-величия","величие","величие-моё","величий","величия","величия-его","и-величие","и-величие-Твоё","и-для-величия-Его"]·ES["[y-tu-grandeza]","grandeza-de","grandezas","la-grandeza","las-grandezas","mi-grandeza","su-grandeza","y-a-su-grandeza","y-grandeza","y-tu-grandeza"]·SW["(na-ukuu-wako)","[na-ukuu-wako]","huu-wote","la-ukuu","makubwa-haya-yote","mambo-makubwa","na-ukuu","na-ukuu-wake","ukuu","ukuu-wangu","ya-ukuu","ya-ukuu-wake"]·TR["büyüklük","büyüklükler","büyüklükleri","büyüklüğü","büyüklüğümü","büyüklüğünün","ve","ve-büyüklük","ve-büyüklüğüne-","ve-büyüklüğünü"]·urd["[اور-تیری-عظمت]","اور-اُس-کی-عظمت-کی","اور-بڑائی","اور-تیری-عظمت-کو","اپنی-عظمت-کی","بڑائی","بڑائیوں","عظمت","میری-عظمت"]
2 Sam 7:21, 2 Sam 7:23, 1 Chr 17:19, 1 Chr 17:19, 1 Chr 17:21, 1 Chr 29:11, Esth 1:4, Esth 6:3, Esth 10:2, Ps 71:21, Ps 145:3, Ps 145:6 (+1 more)
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† גְּדוּלָּה n.f. greatness—2 S 7:21 + 3 times; גְּדֻלָּה 1 Ch 29:11; cstr. גְּדֻלַּת Est 10:2; sf. גְּדוּלָּתוֹ Est 1:4; גְּדֻלָּתוֹ ψ 145:3; גְּדֻלָּתִי ψ 71:21; גְדֻלָּו֯תְךָ ψ 145:6; pl. intens. גְּדֻלּוֹת 1 Ch 17:19, 21;—chiefly late Heb. a. of Psalmist ψ 71:21, Mordecai Est 6:3; 10:2, king Est 1:4; b. of God’s greatness, as an attribute 1 Ch 29:11 ψ 145:3, 6, or of his acts 2 S 7:21 (cf. Dr) v 23 = 1 Ch 17:19(×2), 21.