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)
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Isaiah 23:4 גִדַּ֛לְתִּי gi.Dal.ti · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me
Be thou ashamed, O Sidon; for the sea hath spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, I have not travailed, nor brought forth, neither have I nourished young men, nor brought up virgins.
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Isaiah 28:29 הִגְדִּ֖יל hig.Dil · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it
This also cometh forth from Jehovah of hosts, who is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.
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Isaiah 42:21 יַגְדִּ֥יל yag.Dil · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it
It pleased Jehovah, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.
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Isaiah 44:14 יְגַדֵּֽל׃ ye.ga.Del · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it
He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the holm-tree and the oak, and strengtheneth for himself one among the trees of the forest: he planteth a fir-tree, and the rain doth nourish it.
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Isaiah 49:21 גִדֵּ֔ל gi.Del · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it
Then shalt thou say in thy heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have been bereaved of my children, and am solitary, an exile, and wandering to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where were they?
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Isaiah 51:18 גִּדֵּֽלָה׃ gi.De.lah · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it
There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand among all the sons that she hath brought up.
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Jeremiah 5:27 גָּדְל֖וּ ga.de.Lu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxed rich.
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Jeremiah 48:26 הִגְדִּ֑יל hig.Dil · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it
Make ye him drunken; for he magnified himself against Jehovah: and Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.
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Jeremiah 48:42 הִגְדִּֽיל׃ hig.Dil · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it
And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against Jehovah.
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Lamentations 1:9 הִגְדִּ֖יל hig.Dil · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it
Her filthiness was in her skirts; she remembered not her latter end; Therefore is she come down wonderfully; she hath no comforter: Behold, O Jehovah, my affliction; for the enemy hath magnified himself.
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Lamentations 4:6 וַיִּגְדַּל֙ vai.yig.Dal · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it
For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, That was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands were laid upon her.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Daniel 1:5 וּֽלְגַדְּלָ֖ם u.le.ga.de.Lam · The “to do” form of an action: strong action
And the king appointed for them a daily portion of the king's dainties, and of the wine which he drank, and that they should be nourished three years; that at the end thereof they should stand before the king.
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Daniel 8:4 וְהִגְדִּֽיל׃ ve.hig.Dil · An action: causing it, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it
I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; and no beasts could stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and magnified himself.
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Daniel 8:8 הִגְדִּ֣יל hig.Dil · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it
And the he-goat magnified himself exceedingly: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and instead of it there came up four notable horns toward the four winds of heaven.
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Daniel 8:9 וַתִּגְדַּל־ va.tig.dal- · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it
And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the glorious land.
American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.