Lexical Definition

‎גָּדַל‎ gâdal (gaw-dal') to magnify ^H:V
a primitive root; properly, to twist (compare ‎גְּדִל‎), i.e.

advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to... estate, [phrase] things), grow(up), increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.

• to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)

1) to grow, become great or important, promote, make powerful, praise, magnify, do great things
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to grow up
1a2) to become great
1a3) to be magnified
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to cause to grow
1b2) to make great, powerful
1b3) to magnify
1c) (Pual) to be brought up
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to make great
1d2) to magnify
1d3) to do great things
1e) (Hithpael) to magnify oneself

See Greek: αὐξάνω · γέννημα · δοξάζω · ἐκτρέφω · κατισχύω · μεγαλύνω · μηκύνω · περιτίθημι · τρέφω · ὑψόω

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‎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. Gen 38:14 + 14 t.; suffix ‎גְּדֵלַנִי‎ Job 31:18 Imperfect ‎יִגְדַּל‎ etc. Ps 35:27 + 34 t.; —

1. grow up,
a. child Gen 21:8; Gen 21:20; Gen 25:27; Gen 38:11; Gen 38:14; Exod 2:10; Exod 2:11 (JE) Judg 11:2; Judg 13:24; Ruth 1:12; 1Sam 2:21; 1Sam 3:19; 1Kgs 12:8; 1Kgs 12:10 ( = 2Chr 10:8; 2Chr 10:10) 2Kgs 4:18 ‎גְּדֵלַנִי כְאָב‎ he grew up to me as to a father Job 31:18
b. lamb 2Sam 12:3.

2. become great,
a. in extent, wealthy Gen 26:13 (twice in verse); Gen 41:40 (JE) Jer 5:27
b. in value. ‎׳‎‎בְּעֵינֵי י‎, ‎גָָּֽדְלָה נֶפֶשׁ בְּעֵינָ֑י‎ prized by 1Sam 26:24 (twice in verse);
c. in intensity, grief Job 2:13, mourning Zech 12:11, punishment Lam 4:6, trespass Ezek 9:6
d. in sound, loud cry Gen 19:13 (J);
e. in importance, of a king Eccl 2:9; 1Kgs 10:23 ( = 2Chr 9:22) Dan 8:9; Dan 8:10 (under figure of horn), chief Gen 24:35; Gen 48:19 (J), Messiah Mic 5:3*, Jerusalem Ezek 16:7 feminine of God 2Sam 7:22; Ps 104:1, his works Ps 92:6*, his power Num 14:17 (J).

3. to be magnified,
a. house of David Zech 12:7
b. Yahweh Ps 35:27; Ps 40:17*; Ps 70:5*; Mal 1:5, his name 2Sam 7:26 ( = 1Chr 17:24). Pi`el Perfect ‎גִּדַּל‎ Josh 4:14; Esth 3:1 ‎גִּדֵּ֔ל‎ Isa 49:21 ‎גִּדֵּ֑לָה‎ Isa 51:18, etc.; Imperfect ‎יְגַדֵּל‎ Isa 44:14 + 8 t.; Imperative ‎גַּדְּלוּ‎ Ps 34:4* Infinitive ‎גַּדֵּל‎ Num 6:5 + 3 t.; Participle ‎מְגַדְּלִים‎ 2Kgs 10:6 (‎מְגַדְּלוֺת‎ Song 5:15 ᵐ5 ᵑ7 Hi Bö De); —

1. cause to grow, e.g. hair Num 6:5 (P), plants Jonah 4:10; Isa 44:14; Ezek 31:4; Song 5:13 bring up children 2Kgs 10:6; Isa 1:2; Isa 23:4; Isa 49:21; Isa 51:18; Dan 1:5; Hos 9:12.

2. make great, powerful Gen 12:2 (J) Josh 3:7; Josh 4:14 (D) 1Kgs 1:37; 1Kgs 1:47; 1Chr 29:12; 1Chr 29:25; 2Chr 1:1; Esth 3:1; Esth 5:11; Esth 10:2.

3. magnify,
a. man Job 7:17
b. God Ps 34:4*; Ps 69:31*. Pu`al Participle plural ‎מְגֻדָּלִים‎ brought up Ps 144:12. Hiph`il Perfect ‎הִגְדִּיל‎ Ps 41:10* +, etc.; Imperfect ‎יַגְדִּיל‎ Isa 42:21; Dan 8:25, etc.; Infinitive ‎הַגְדִּיל‎ 1Chr 22:8; Amos 8:5 Participle ‎מַגְדִּיל‎ Ps 18:51* ( = ‎מִגְדֹּיל‎ in || 2Sam 22:51); plural ‎מַגְדִּילִים‎ Ps 35:26 —

1. make great, e.g. shekel Amos 8:5, pile for fire Ezek 24:9, joy Isa 9:2*, counsel Isa 28:29, wisdom Eccl 1:16, works Eccl 2:4, house of Yahweh 1Chr 22:5 the heel Ps 41:10* either lifted high (Ges), or (compare De Now) gave me insidiously a great fall; compare ‎פִּיךָ‎ ‎׳‎‎ג‎ Obad 1:12 i.e. utter proud words (see ‎רחב‎ Hiph`il)

2. magnify, salvation Ps 18:51*, so || 2Sam 22:51 (Kt ‎מַגְדִּיל‎; > Qr ‎מִגְדֹּל‎), mercy Gen 19:19 (J), teaching Isa 42:21, the word of Yahweh Ps 138:2.

3. do great things ‎הִגְדִּיל לַעֲשׂוֺת‎,
a. in a good sense, of God Ps 126:2; Ps 126:3; Joel 2:21, also pregnant without Infinitive 1Sam 12:24.
b. in bad sense, of 'the northern one' Joel 2:20, also pregnant without Infinitive Lam 1:9; Zeph 2:8; Zeph 2:10; Dan 8:4; Dan 8:8; Dan 8:11; Dan 8:25 with ‎עַל‎, of enemies Ps 35:26; Ps 38:17*; Ps 55:13*; Job 19:5; Jer 48:26; Jer 48:42; Ezek 35:13 of speaking ‎עָלַי בְּפִיכֶם‎ ‎׳‎‎ג‎.
c. also, with Infinitive implied, wept greatly 1Sam 20:41. Hithpa`el Perfect ‎וְהִתְגַּדִּלְתִּ֫י‎ Ezek 38:23 I will magnify myself, shew myself great and powerful (of God); Imperfect ‎יִתְגַּדֵּל‎, with ‎עַל‎in a bad sense, magnify oneself against Isa 10:15; Dan 11:36 ‎יִתְגַּדָּ֑ל‎ Dan 11:37.

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