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גָּדַל

ga.dalto magnifyHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb118 occurrences31 books115 verses

Definition

a primitive root; properly, to twist (compare H1434), i.e. to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
Traditional renderings: 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.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders גָּדַל:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

118 total
  1. Genesis 12:2וַאֲגַדְּלָ֖ה · great
    I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
  2. Genesis 19:13גָֽדְלָ֤ה · [against its people] is so great
    …because we are about to destroy this place. For the outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that He has sent us to destroy it.”
  3. Genesis 19:19וַתַּגְדֵּ֣ל · great
    Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.
  4. Genesis 21:8וַיִּגְדַּ֥ל · grew
    So the child grew and was weaned, and Abraham held a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned.
  5. Genesis 21:20וַיִּגְדָּ֑ל · and he grew up
    And God was with the boy, and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer.
  6. Genesis 24:35וַיִּגְדָּ֑ל · and he has become rich
    “The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.
  7. Genesis 25:27וַֽיִּגְדְּלוּ֙ · grew up
    When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.
  8. Genesis 26:13וַיִּגְדַּ֖ל · became richer and richer; גָדַ֖ל
    …and he became richer and richer, until he was exceedingly wealthy.
  9. Genesis 38:11יִגְדַּל֙ · grows up
    Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Live as a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought, “He may die too, like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s house.
  10. Genesis 38:14גָדַ֣ל · had grown up
    …she removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife.
  11. Genesis 41:40אֶגְדַּ֥ל · will I be greater
    You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”
  12. Genesis 48:19יִגְדָּ֑ל · shall be great; יִגְדַּ֣ל · shall be greater
    But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”
  13. Exodus 2:10וַיִגְדַּ֣ל · had grown older
    When the child had grown older, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses and explained, “I drew him out of the water.”
  14. Exodus 2:11וַיִּגְדַּ֤ל · had grown up
    One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people and observed their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.
  15. Numbers 6:5גַּדֵּ֥ל · grow
    For the entire period of his vow of separation, no razor shall touch his head. He must be holy until the time of his separation to the LORD is complete; he must let the hair of his head grow long.
  16. Numbers 14:17יִגְדַּל־ · be magnified
    So now I pray, may the power of my Lord be magnified, just as You have declared:
  17. Joshua 3:7גַּדֶּלְךָ֔ · to exalt you
    Now the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you just as I was with Moses.
  18. Joshua 4:14גִּדַּ֤ל · exalted
    On that day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they revered him all the days of his life, just as they had revered Moses.
  19. Judges 11:2וַיִּגְדְּל֨וּ · grew up
    And Gilead’s wife bore him sons who grew up, drove Jephthah out, and said to him, “You shall have no inheritance in our father’s house, because you are the son of another woman.”
  20. Judges 13:24וַיִּגְדַּ֣ל · grew
    So the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the LORD blessed him.
  21. Ruth 1:13יִגְדָּ֔לוּ · grow up
    …would you wait for them to grow up? Would you refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, it is much more bitter for me than for you, because the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.”
  22. 1 Samuel 2:21וַיִּגְדַּ֛ל · grew up
    So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.
  23. 1 Samuel 3:19וַיִּגְדַּ֖ל · grew
    And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.
  24. 1 Samuel 12:24הִגְדִּ֖ל · great things He has done
    Above all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.
  25. 1 Samuel 20:41הִגְדִּֽיל׃ · wept more
    When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone, fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together—though David wept more.
  26. 1 Samuel 26:24גָּדְלָ֧ה; תִּגְדַּ֤ל
    As surely as I valued your life today, so may the LORD value my life and rescue me from all trouble.”
  27. 2 Samuel 5:10וְגָד֑וֹל · and greater
    And David became greater and greater, for the LORD God of Hosts was with him.
  28. 2 Samuel 7:22גָּדַ֖לְתָּ · great You are
    How great You are, O Lord GOD! For there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.
  29. 2 Samuel 7:26וְיִגְדַּ֨ל · will be magnified
    …so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You.
  30. 2 Samuel 12:3וַתִּגְדַּ֥ל · and it grew up
    …but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him.
  31. 2 Samuel 22:51מַגְדִּיל · Great
    Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”
  32. 1 Kings 1:37וִֽיגַדֵּל֙ · even greater
    Just as the LORD was with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon and make his throne even greater than that of my lord King David.”
  33. 1 Kings 1:47וִֽיגַדֵּ֥ל · greater
    The king’s servants have also gone to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than your own name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king has bowed in worship on his bed,
  34. 1 Kings 10:23וַיִּגְדַּל֙ · surpassed
    So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
  35. 1 Kings 12:8גָּדְל֣וּ · had grown up
    But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.
  36. 1 Kings 12:10גָּדְל֣וּ · had grown up
    The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you must make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!
  37. 2 Kings 4:18וַיִּגְדַּ֖ל · grew
    And the child grew, and one day he went out to his father, who was with the harvesters.
  38. 2 Kings 10:6מְגַדְּלִ֥ים · were being brought up
    Then Jehu wrote them a second letter and said: “If you are on my side, and if you will obey me, then bring the heads of your master’s sons to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow.” Now the sons of the king, seventy in all, were being brought up by the leading men of the city.
  39. 1 Chronicles 11:9וְגָד֑וֹל · and greater
    And David became greater and greater, for the LORD of Hosts was with him.
  40. 1 Chronicles 17:24וְיִגְדַּ֨ל · and magnified
    …so that Your name will be established and magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, is God over Israel.’ And may the house of Your servant David be established before You.
  41. 1 Chronicles 22:5לְהַגְדִּ֨יל׀ · magnificent
    And David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent—famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore I must make preparations for it.” So David made lavish preparations before his death.
  42. 1 Chronicles 29:12לְגַדֵּ֥ל · to exalt
    Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all.
  43. 1 Chronicles 29:25וַיְגַדֵּ֨ל · exalted
    The LORD highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him royal majesty such as had not been bestowed on any king in Israel before him.
  44. 2 Chronicles 1:1וַֽיְגַדְּלֵ֖הוּ · exalted him
    Now Solomon son of David established himself securely over his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him and highly exalted him.
  45. 2 Chronicles 9:22וַיִּגְדַּל֙ · surpassed
    So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
  46. 2 Chronicles 10:8גָּדְל֣וּ · had grown up
    But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.
  47. 2 Chronicles 10:10גָּדְל֣וּ · had grown up
    The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you must make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!