Lexicon gadal: to grow up, become great Original Word: גָּדַלPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: gadal Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-dal') Short Definition: grew NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definitionto grow up, become great NASB Translationadvanced (1), arrogantly (1), became great (1), became greater (2), became rich (1), became tall (1), became...wealthy (1), become arrogant (4), become great (1), become rich (1), become so great (1), bigger (1), boast* (1), bring (1), brought (1), educated (1), enlarged (1), exalt (2), exalted (4), great (10), great things (5), great things he has done (1), greater (4), grew (15), grew...great (1), grow (2), grow long (1), grown (5), grown-up (1), grows (1), highly valued (2), increase (1), lifted (1), magnificent (1), magnified (15), magnify (9), make his greater (1), make the great (2), make your great (1), make great (1), makes it grow (1), more (1), promoted (1), reared (3), rearing (1), spoken* (1), vaunt (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs 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; Genesis 25:27; Genesis 38:11,14; Exodus 2:10,11 (JE) Judges 11:2; Judges 13:24; Ruth 1:12; 1 Samuel 2:21; 1 Samuel 3:19; 1 Kings 12:8,10 ( = 2 Chronicles 10:8,10) 2 Kings 4:18; גְּדֵלַנִי כְאָב 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); Genesis 41:40 (JE) Jeremiah 5:27; b. in value. ׳בְּעֵינֵי י, גָָּֽדְלָה נֶפֶשׁ בְּעֵינָ֑י 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; Genesis 48:19 (J), Messiah Micah 5:3, Jerusalem Ezekiel 16:7; f. of God 2 Samuel 7:22; Psalm 104:1, his works Psalm 92:6, his power Numbers 14:17 (J). 3 to be magnified, a. house of David Zechariah 12:7; b. Yahweh Psalm 35:27; Psalm 40:17; Psalm 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 Isaiah 51:18, etc.; Imperfect יְגַדֵּל Isaiah 44:14 8t.; Imperative גַּדְּלוּ Psalm 34:4; Infinitive גַּדֵּל Numbers 6:5 3t.; Participle מְגַדְּלִים 2 Kings 10:6 (מְגַדְּלוֺת Songs 5:15 ᵐ5 ᵑ7 Hi Bö De); — 1 cause to grow, e.g. hair Numbers 6:5 (P), plants Jonah 4:10; Isaiah 44:14; Ezekiel 31:4; Songs 5:13; bring up children 2 Kings 10:6; Isaiah 1:2; Isaiah 23:4; Isaiah 49:21; Isaiah 51:18; Daniel 1:5; Hosea 9:12. 2 make great, powerful Genesis 12:2 (J) Joshua 3:7; Joshua 4:14 (D) 1 Kings 1:37,47; 1 Chronicles 29:12,25; 2Chronicles 1:1; Esther 3:1; Esther 5:11; Esther 10:2. 3 magnify, a. man Job 7:17; b. God Psalm 34:4; Psalm 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 Isaiah 28:29, wisdom Ecclesiastes 1:16, works Ecclesiastes 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 מִּיךָ ׳ג 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 הִגְדִּיל לַעֲשׂוֺת, a. in a good sense, of God Psalm 126:2; Psalm 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; Psalm 38:17; Psalm 55:13; Job 19:5; Jeremiah 48:26,42; Ezekiel 35:13 of speaking עָלַי בְּפִיכֶם ׳ג. 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 Daniel 11:37.
Strong's 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 |
