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Lexicon :: Strong's H1431 - gāḏal

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גָּדַל
Transliteration
gāḏal
Pronunciation
gaw-dal'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 315

Strong’s Definitions

גָּדַל gâdal, gaw-dal'; 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):—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.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 115x

The KJV translates Strong's H1431 in the following manner: magnify (32x), great (26x), grow (14x), nourish up (7x), grow up (6x), greater (5x), miscellaneous (25x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 115x
The KJV translates Strong's H1431 in the following manner: magnify (32x), great (26x), grow (14x), nourish up (7x), grow up (6x), greater (5x), miscellaneous (25x).
  1. to grow, become great or important, promote, make powerful, praise, magnify, do great things

    1. (Qal)

      1. to grow up

      2. to become great

      3. to be magnified

    2. (Piel)

      1. to cause to grow

      2. to make great, powerful

      3. to magnify

    3. (Pual) to be brought up

    4. (Hiphil)

      1. to make great

      2. to magnify

      3. to do great things

    5. (Hithpael) to magnify oneself

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גָּדַל gâdal, gaw-dal'; 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):—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.
STRONGS H1431: Abbreviations
גָּדַל 115 verb grow up, become great (Aramaic גְּדַל (Ithpe.), Lfdg twist, twine, Arabic جَدَلَ twist a cord, make firm, strong, become strong, so Late Hebrew) —
Qal Perfect ג׳ etc. Genesis 38:14 + 14 times; suffix גְּדֵלַנִי Job 31:18; Imperfect יִגְדַּל etc. Psalm 35:27 + 34 times; —
1. grow up,
a. child Genesis 21:8, 20; Genesis 25:27; Genesis 38:11, 14; Exodus 2:10, 11 (JE) Judges 11:2; Judges 13:24; Ruth 1:12; 1 Samuel 2:21; 1 Samuel 3:19; 1 Kings 12:8, 10 (= 2 Chronicles 10:8, 10) 2 Kings 4:18; גְּדֵלַנִי כְאָב he grew up to me as to a father Job 31:18;
b. lamb 2 Samuel 12:3.
2. become great,
a. in extent, wealthy Genesis 26:13 (twice in verse); Genesis 41:40 (JE) Jeremiah 5:27;
b. in value. בְּעֵינֵי י׳, גָָּֽדְלָה נֶפֶשׁ בְּעֵינָ֑י prized by 1 Samuel 26:24 (twice in verse);
c. in intensity, grief Job 2:13, mourning Zechariah 12:11, punishment Lamentations 4:6, trespass Ezekiel 9:6;
d. in sound, loud cry Genesis 19:13 (J);
e. in importance, of a king Ecclesiastes 2:9; 1 Kings 10:23 (= 2 Chronicles 9:22) Daniel 8:9, 10 (under figure of horn), chief Genesis 24:35; Genesis 48:19 (J), Messiah Micah 5:3, Jerusalem Ezekiel 16:7;
f. of God 2 Samuel 7:22; Psalm 104:1, his works Psalm 92:6, his power Numbers 14:17 (J).
3. to be magnified,
a. house of David Zechariah 12:7;
Pi. Perfect גִּדַּל Joshua 4:14; Esther 3:1; גִּדֵּ֔ל Isaiah 49:21; גִּדֵּ֑לָה Isaiah 51:18, etc.; Imperfect יְגַדֵּל Isaiah 44:14 + 8 times; Imperative גַּדְּלוּ Psalm 34:4; Infinitive גַּדֵּל Numbers 6:5 + 3 times; Participle מְגַדְּלִים 2 Kings 10:6 (מְגַדְּלוֺת Songs 5:15 Greek Version of the LXX Targum Hi Bö De); —
3. magnify,
a. man Job 7:17;
Pu. Participle plural מְגֻדָּלִים brought up Psalm 144:12.
Hiph. Perfect הִגְדִּיל Psalm 41:10 +, etc.; Imperfect יַגְדִּיל Isaiah 42:21; Daniel 8:25, etc.; Infinitive הַגְדִּיל 1 Chronicles 22:8; Amos 8:5; Participle מַגְדִּיל Psalm 18:51 (= מִגְדֹּיל in || 2 Samuel 22:51); plural מַגְדִּילִים Psalm 35:26; —
1. make great, e.g. shekel Amos 8:5, pile for fire Ezekiel 24:9, joy Isaiah 9:2, counsel Isaiah 28:29, wisdom Ecclesiastes 1:16, works Ecclesiastes 2:4, house of Yahweh 1 Chronicles 22:5; the heel Psalm 41:10 either lifted high (Ges), or (compare De Now) gave me insidiously a great fall; compare [H6310 פִּיךָ נ׳ Obadiah 12] i.e. utter proud words (see H7337 רחב Hiph.)
2. magnify, salvation Psalm 18:51, so || 2 Samuel 22:51 (Kt מַגְדִּיל; > Qr מִגְדֹּל), mercy Genesis 19:19 (J), teaching Isaiah 42:21, the word of Yahweh Psalm 138:2.
3. do great things הִגְדִּיל לַעֲשׂוֺת,
a. in a good sense, of God Psalm 126:2; Psalm 126:3; Joel 2:21, also pregnant without Infinitive 1 Samuel 12:24.
b. in bad sense, of 'the northern one' Joel 2:20, also pregnant without Infinitive Lamentations 1:9; Zephaniah 2:8, 10; Daniel 8:4, 8, 11, 25; with עַל, of enemies Psalm 35:26; Psalm 38:17; Psalm 55:13; Job 19:5; Jeremiah 48:26, 42; Ezekiel 35:13 of speaking עָלַי בְּפִיכֶם ג׳.
c. also, with Infinitive implied, wept greatly 1 Samuel 20:41.
Hithp. Perfect וְהִתְגַּדִּלְתִּ֫י Ezekiel 38:23 I will magnify myself, shew myself great and powerful (of God); Imperfect יִתְגַּדֵּל, with עַל in a bad sense, magnify oneself against Isaiah 10:15; Daniel 11:36; יִתְגַּדָּ֑ל Daniel 11:37.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

12:2; 19:13; 19:19; 21:8; 21:20; 24:35; 25:27; 26:13; 38:11; 38:14; 38:14; 41:40; 48:19

Exodus

2:10; 2:11

Numbers

6:5; 6:5; 14:17

Joshua

3:7; 4:14; 4:14

Judges

11:2; 13:24

Ruth

1:12

1 Samuel

2:21; 3:19; 12:24; 20:41; 26:24

2 Samuel

7:22; 7:26; 12:3; 22:51; 22:51

1 Kings

1:37; 1:47; 10:23; 12:8; 12:10

2 Kings

4:18; 10:6; 10:6

1 Chronicles

17:24; 22:5; 22:8; 29:12; 29:25

2 Chronicles

1:1; 9:22; 10:8; 10:10

Esther

3:1; 3:1; 5:11; 10:2

Job

2:13; 7:17; 19:5; 31:18; 31:18

Psalms

34:4; 34:4; 35:26; 35:26; 35:27; 35:27; 38:17; 40:17; 41:10; 41:10; 55:13; 69:31; 70:5; 92:6; 104:1; 126:2; 126:3; 138:2; 144:12

Ecclesiastes

1:16; 2:4; 2:9

Song of Songs

5:13; 5:15

Isaiah

1:2; 9:2; 10:15; 23:4; 28:29; 42:21; 42:21; 44:14; 44:14; 49:21; 49:21; 51:18; 51:18

Jeremiah

5:27; 48:26; 48:42

Lamentations

1:9; 4:6

Ezekiel

9:6; 16:7; 24:9; 31:4; 35:13; 38:23

Daniel

1:5; 8:4; 8:8; 8:9; 8:10; 8:11; 8:25; 8:25; 11:36; 11:37

Hosea

9:12

Joel

2:20; 2:21

Amos

8:5; 8:5

Jonah

4:10

Micah

5:3

Zephaniah

2:8; 2:10

Zechariah

12:7; 12:11

Malachi

1:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1431 matches the Hebrew גָּדַל (gāḏal),
which occurs 116 times in 112 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 12:2–Job 2:13)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:2 - And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make H1431  thy name great; H1431 and thou shalt be a blessing:
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:13 - For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great H1431 before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:19 - Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified H1431 thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:8 - And the child grew, H1431 and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:20 - And God was with the lad; and he grew, H1431 and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:35 - And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: H1431 and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:27 - And the boys grew: H1431 and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:13 - And the man waxed great, H1431 and went forward, and grew until he became H1431  very great: H1431
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:11 - Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: H1431 for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:14 - And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, H1431 and she was not given unto him to wife.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:40 - Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater H1431 than thou.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:19 - And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: H1431 but truly his younger brother shall be greater H1431 than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:10 - And the child grew, H1431 and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:11 - And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, H1431 that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:5 - All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow. H1431
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:17 - And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, H1431 according as thou hast spoken, saying,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:7 - And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify H1431 thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:14 - On that day the LORD magnified H1431 Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:2 - And Gilead's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons grew up, H1431 and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house; for thou art the son of a strange woman.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:24 - And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, H1431 and the LORD blessed him.
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:13 - Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? H1431 would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:21 - And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew H1431 before the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:19 - And Samuel grew, H1431 and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:24 - Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done H1431 for you.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:41 - And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded. H1431
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:24 - And, behold, as thy life was much set by H1431 this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by H1431 in the eyes of the LORD, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:22 - Wherefore thou art great, H1431 O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:26 - And let thy name be magnified H1431 for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:3 - But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up H1431 together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:51 - He is the tower H1431 of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:37 - As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make H1431  his throne greater H1431 than the throne of my lord king David.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:47 - And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make H1431  his throne greater H1431 than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:23 - So king Solomon exceeded H1431 all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:8 - But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up H1431 with him, and which stood before him:
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:10 - And the young men that were grown up H1431 with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:18 - And when the child was grown, H1431 it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:6 - Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up. H1431
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:24 - Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified H1431 for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:5 - And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, H1431 of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:12 - Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, H1431 and to give strength unto all.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:25 - And the LORD magnified H1431 Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:1 - And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified H1431 him exceedingly.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:22 - And king Solomon passed H1431 all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:8 - But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up H1431 with him, that stood before him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:10 - And the young men that were brought up H1431 with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:6 - And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up H1431 unto the heavens.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:1 - After these things did king Ahasuerus promote H1431 Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:11 - And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted H1431 him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 10:2 - And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced H1431 him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:13 - 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. H1431

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