ge.lal denotes what is great in the description of God and in a construction specification.

The attested uses describe greatness: Ezra 5:8 applies it to God, while Ezra 6:4 places the same singular absolute form within a specification for stone layers.

1. Greatness in description and specification · dominant

   Both occurrences use a common masculine singular absolute noun. In Ezra 5:8 it stands in the phrase concerning “the great God”; in Ezra 6:4 it occurs in the construction instruction that the APB renders “Three layers of rolled stone.”

   Ezra 5:8Ezra 6:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term in Ezra 5:8 within “the great God,” while Ezra 6:4 renders the surrounding construction clause as “Three layers of rolled stone.” Its precise English contribution in Ezra 6:4 is unclear.