גָּדַל

ga.dal · to magnify

Hebrew · Strong's H1431 · Verb · Sounds like: gaw-dal' · 117 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; properly, to twist (compare גְּדִל), 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, [phrase] things), grow(up), increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
גָּדַל 115 vb. grow up, become great
Qal
1. grow up
2. become great
3. to be magnified
Pi.
1. cause to grow
2. make great, powerful
3. magnify
Pu. brought up
Hiph.
1. make great
2. magnify
3. do great things
Hithp. I will magnify myself

Every occurrence

  1. Ezekiel 16:7 וַֽתִּגְדְּלִ֔י va.tig.de.Li · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by you

    I caused thee to multiply as that which groweth in the field, and thou didst increase and wax great, and thou attainedst to excellent ornament; thy breasts were fashioned, and thy hair was grown; yet thou wast naked and bare.

  2. Ezekiel 24:9 אַגְדִּ֥יל 'ag.Dil · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.

  3. Ezekiel 31:4 גִּדְּל֔וּהוּ gi.de.Lu.hu · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    The waters nourished it, the deep made it to grow: the rivers thereof ran round about its plantation; and it sent out its channels unto all the trees of the field.

  4. Ezekiel 35:13 וַתַּגְדִּ֤ילוּ va.tag.Di.lu · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by all of you

    And ye have magnified yourselves against me with your mouth, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard it.

  5. Ezekiel 38:23 וְהִתְגַּדִּלְתִּי֙ ve.hit.ga.dil.Ti · An action: doing it to oneself, and then it will happen, done by me

    And I will magnify myself, and sanctify myself, and I will make myself known in the eyes of many nations; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.

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