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. Job 2:13 גָדַ֥ל ga.Dal · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

  2. Job 7:17 תְגַדְּלֶ֑נּוּ te.gad.de.Le.nu · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,

  3. Job 19:5 תַּגְדִּ֑ילוּ tag.Di.lu · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, And plead against me my reproach;

  4. Job 31:18 גְּדֵלַ֣נִי ge.de.La.ni · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    (Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And her have I guided from my mother's womb);

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