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Adj-msc  |  2× in 1 sense
great, mighty; adjective describing God's incomparable greatness and power
This adjective appears only in Elihu's speeches in Job, applied exclusively to God. 'God is great' (Job 36:26) and 'great in power' (Job 37:23) emphasize divine transcendence and incomprehensibility. The term is cognate with Aramaic words for greatness, fitting Job's linguistic complexity. Elihu uses this exalted vocabulary to humble Job, insisting God's ways exceed human understanding. The multilingual pattern ('exalted,' 'grande,' 'great') consistently renders the supreme, unmatched nature of divine majesty. This rare term intensifies the theological argument for submission to inscrutable divine wisdom.

Senses
1. sense 1 Applied exclusively to God in these two occurrences, the adjective emphasizes incomparable greatness. Job 36:26 declares God's absolute transcendence ('God is great'), while 37:23 specifies 'great in power.' The Spanish 'grande' and the English 'exalted' both capture the superlative quality. Elihu's rhetoric aims to overwhelm Job with God's magnificence, rendering human questioning futile before such majesty.
QUANTITY_NUMBER Degree Greatness and Degree
AR["عَظيمٌ", "عَظِيمُ-"]·ben["মহান", "মহান-"]·DE["[שגיא]"]·EN["exalted", "great-in-"]·FR["שגיא"]·heb["גדול", "שגיא"]·HI["बड़ा"]·ID["besar", "besar-"]·IT["exalted", "grande-in"]·jav["ageng", "ageng-ing"]·KO["위대하시나", "위대한"]·PT["grande", "grande-em-"]·RU["велик", "великий-"]·ES["grande", "grande-en-"]·SW["mkuu", "ni-mkuu"]·TR["yüce", "yüce-"]·urd["عظیم"]

Related Senses
H3605 1. all, every, whole (5352×)H0259 1. one (cardinal numeral) (940×)H8147 1. cardinal number two (666×)G3956 1. all (collective plural) (616×)H3967 1. cardinal numeral hundred (550×)H1419a 1. great, large (general quality) (486×)H7969 1. cardinal number three (431×)H0505 1. cardinal number thousand (427×)H7651 1. seven (cardinal number) (393×)G1520 1. cardinal number one (339×)H6240 1. ten (cardinal number) (334×)H6242 1. twenty (cardinal number) (315×)H2568 1. cardinal number five (309×)H0702 1. four (cardinal number) (277×)G3956 2. every, each (distributive) (227×)H8337 1. six (cardinal number) (215×)G3956 3. all things, everything (substantive) (211×)G3956 4. (187×)H6235 1. ten (177×)G3173 1. great in size or extent (176×)

BDB / Lexicon Reference
שַׂגִּיא adj. great;—of God, abs. אֵל שַׂגִּיא Jb 36:26; cstr. שַׂגִּיא־כֹחַ 37:23.