Lexical Summary gadal: to grow up, become great Original Word: גָּדַלTransliteration: gadal Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-dal') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to grow up, become great Meaning: to grow up, become great Strong's Concordance advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, become, do, give, A primitive root; properly, to twist (compare gdil), i.e. To be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride) -- advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to...estate, + things), grow(up),increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower. see HEBREW gdil Brown-Driver-Briggs H1431. gadal גָּדַל115 verb grow up, become great (Aramaic גְּדַל (Ithpe`el), twist, twine, Arabic twist a cord, make firm, strong, become strong, so Late Hebrew) — Qal Perfect ׳ג etc. Genesis 38:14 14t.; suffix גְּדֵלַנִי Job 31:18; Imperfect יִגְדַּל etc. Psalm 35:27 34t.; — 1 grow up, a. child Genesis 21:8, 20; 25:27; 38:11, 14; Exodus 2:10-11, (JE) Judges 11:2; 13:24; Ruth 1:12; 1 Samuel 2:21; 3:19; 1 Kings 12:8, 10 ( = 2 Chronicles 10:8, 10) 2 Kings 4:18; כְאָב גְּדֵלַנִי he grew up to me as to a father Job 31:18; b. lamb 2 Samuel 12:3. 2 become great, a. in extent, wealthy Genesis 26:13 (twice in verse); 41:40 (JE) Jeremiah 5:27; b. in value. בְּעֵינָ֑י נֶפֶשׁ גָָּֽדְלָה י, ׳בְּעֵינֵי prized by 1 Samuel 26:24 (twice in verse); c. in intensity, grief Job 2:13, mourning Zechariah 12:11, punishment Lamentations 4:6, trespass Ezekiel 9:6; d. in sound, loud cry Genesis 19:13 (J); e. in importance, of a king Ecclesiastes 2:9; 1 Kings 10:23 ( = 2 Chronicles 9:22) Daniel 8:9-10, (under figure of horn), chief Genesis 24:35; 48:19 (J), Messiah Micah 5:3, Jerusalem Ezekiel 16:7; f. of God 2 Samuel 7:22; Psalm 104:1, his works 92:6, his power Numbers 14:17 (J). 3 to be magnified, a. house of David Zechariah 12:7; b. Yahweh Psalm 35:27; 40:17; 70:5; Malachi 1:5, his name 2 Samuel 7:26 ( = 1 Chronicles 17:24). Pi`el Perfect גִּדַּל Joshua 4:14; Esther 3:1; גִּדֵּ֔ל Isaiah 49:21; גִּדֵּ֑לָה 51:18, etc.; Imperfect יְגַדֵּל 44:14 8t.; Imperative גַּדְּלוּ Psalm 34:4; Infinitive גַּדֵּל Numbers 6:5 3t.; Participle מְגַדְּלִים 2 Kings 10:6 (מְגַדְּלוֺת Song of Solomon 5:15 ᵑ7 ᵐ5 Hi Bö De); — 1 cause to grow, e.g. hair Numbers 6:5 (P), plants Jonah 4:10; Isaiah 44:14; Ezekiel 31:4; Song of Solomon 5:13; bring up children 2 Kings 10:6; Isaiah 1:2; 23:4; 49:21; 51:18; Daniel 1:5; Hosea 9:12. 2 make great, powerful Genesis 12:2 (J) Joshua 3:7; 4:14 (D) 1 Kings 1:37, 47; 1 Chronicles 29:12, 25; 2 Chronicles 1:1; Esther 3:1; 5:11; 10:2. 3 magnify, a. man Job 7:17; b. God Psalm 34:4; 69:31. Pu`al Participle plural מְגֻדָּלִים brought up Psalm 144:12. Hiph`il Perfect הִגְדִּיל Psalm 41:10 +, etc.; Imperfect יַגְדִּיל Isaiah 42:21; Daniel 8:25, etc.; Infinitive הַגְדִּיל 1 Chronicles 22:8; Amos 8:5; Participle מַגְדִּיל Psalm 18:51 ( = מִגְדֹּיל in "" 2 Samuel 22:51); plural מַגְדִּילִים Psalm 35:26; — 1 make great, e.g. shekel Amos 8:5, pile for fire Ezekiel 24:9, joy Isaiah 9:2, counsel 28:29, wisdom Ecclesiastes 1:16, works 2:4, house of Yahweh 1 Chronicles 22:5; the heel Psalm 41:10 either lifted high (Ges), or (compare De Now) gave me insidiously a great fall; compare ׳ג מִּיךָ Obadiah 12 i.e. utter proud words (see רחב Hiph`il) 2 magnify, salvation Psalm 18:51, so "" 2 Samuel 22:51 (Kt מַגְדִּיל; > Qr מִגְדֹּל), mercy Genesis 19:19 (J), teaching Isaiah 42:21, the word of Yahweh Psalm 138:2. 3 do great things לַעֲשׂוֺת הִגְדִּיל, a. in a good sense, of God Psalm 126:2; 126:3; Joel 2:21, also pregnant without Infinitive 1 Samuel 12:24. b. in bad sense, of 'the northern one' Joel 2:20, also pregnant without Infinitive Lamentations 1:9; Zephaniah 2:8, 10; Daniel 8:4, 8, 11, 25; with עַל, of enemies Psalm 35:26; 38:17; 55:13; Job 19:5; Jeremiah 48:26, 42; Ezekiel 35:13 of speaking ׳ג בְּפִיכֶם עָלַי. c. also, with Infinitive implied, wept greatly 1 Samuel 20:41. Hithpa`el Perfect וְהִתְגַּדִּלְתִּ֫י Ezekiel 38:23 I will magnify myself, shew myself great and powerful (of God); Imperfect יִתְגַּדֵּל, with עַלin a bad sense, magnify oneself against Isaiah 10:15; Daniel 11:36; יִתְגַּדָּ֑ל 11:37. |