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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. Ezra 9:6גָדְלָ֖ה · has reached
    …and said: “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens.
  2. Esther 3:1גִּדַּל֩ · honored
    After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him to a position above all the princes who were with him.
  3. Esther 5:11גִּדְּל֤וֹ · had honored
    Haman recounted to them his glorious wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honored and promoted him over the other officials and servants.
  4. Esther 9:4וְגָדֽוֹל׃פ · more and more powerful
    For Mordecai exercised great power in the palace, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful.
  5. Esther 10:2גִּדְּל֖וֹ · had raised him
    And all of Mordecai’s powerful and magnificent accomplishments, together with the full account of the greatness to which the king had raised him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?
  6. Job 2:13גָדַ֥ל · was
    Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was.
  7. Job 7:17תְגַדְּלֶ֑נּוּ · You should exalt him
    What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,
  8. Job 19:5תַּגְדִּ֑ילוּ · you would exalt [yourselves]
    If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and use my disgrace against me,
  9. Job 31:18גְּדֵלַ֣נִי · I reared him
    …though from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow—
  10. Psalm 18:50מַגְדִּל · Great
    Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.
  11. Psalm 34:3גַּדְּל֣וּ · Magnify
    Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together.
  12. Psalm 35:26הַֽמַּגְדִּילִ֥ים · may those who exalt themselves
    May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.
  13. Psalm 35:27יִגְדַּ֣ל · Exalted be
    May those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant’s well-being.”
  14. Psalm 38:16הִגְדִּֽילוּ׃ · those who taunt
    For I said, “Let them not gloat over me—those who taunt me when my foot slips.”
  15. Psalm 40:16יִגְדַּ֣ל · be magnified
    May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “The LORD be magnified!”
  16. Psalm 41:9הִגְדִּ֖יל · has lifted up
    Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
  17. Psalm 55:12הִגְדִּ֑יל · who rises
    For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide.
  18. Psalm 69:30וַאֲגַדְּלֶ֥נּוּ · and exalt Him
    I will praise God’s name in song and exalt Him with thanksgiving.
  19. Psalm 70:4יִגְדַּ֣ל · be magnified
    May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “Let God be magnified!”
  20. Psalm 92:5גָּדְל֣וּ · great
    How great are Your works, O LORD, how deep are Your thoughts!
  21. Psalm 104:1גָּדַ֣לְתָּ · great
    Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
  22. Psalm 126:2הִגְדִּ֥יל · great
    Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”
  23. Psalm 126:3הִגְדִּ֣יל · great
    The LORD has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.
  24. Psalm 138:2הִגְדַּ֥לְתָּ · have exalted
    I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.
  25. Psalm 144:12מְגֻדָּלִ֪ים · nurtured
    Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters like corner pillars carved to adorn a palace.
  26. Ecclesiastes 1:16הִגְדַּ֤לְתִּי · have grown
    I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”
  27. Ecclesiastes 2:4הִגְדַּ֖לְתִּי · I expanded
    I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.
  28. Ecclesiastes 2:9וְגָדַ֣לְתִּי · So I became great
    So I became great and surpassed all in Jerusalem who had preceded me; and my wisdom remained with me.
  29. Isaiah 1:2גִּדַּ֣לְתִּי · I have raised
    Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.
  30. Isaiah 9:3הִגְדַּ֣לְתָּ · and increased
    You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder.
  31. Isaiah 10:15יִתְגַּדֵּ֤ל · boast
    Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood!
  32. Isaiah 23:4גִדַּ֛לְתִּי · raised
    Be ashamed, O Sidon, the stronghold of the sea, for the sea has spoken: “I have not been in labor or given birth. I have not raised young men or brought up young women.”
  33. Isaiah 28:29הִגְדִּ֖יל · [and] excellent
    This also comes from the LORD of Hosts, who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom.
  34. Isaiah 42:21יַגְדִּ֥יל · to magnify
    The LORD was pleased, for the sake of His righteousness, to magnify His law and make it glorious.
  35. Isaiah 44:14יְגַדֵּֽל׃ · makes it grow
    He cuts down cedars or retrieves a cypress or oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a laurel, and the rain makes it grow.
  36. Isaiah 49:21גִדֵּ֔ל · has reared them
    Then you will say in your heart, ‘Who has begotten these for me? I was bereaved and barren; I was exiled and rejected. So who has reared them? Look, I was left all alone, so where did they come from?’”
  37. Isaiah 51:18גִּדֵּֽלָה׃ · she brought up
    Among all the sons she bore, there is no one to guide her; among all the sons she brought up, there is no one to take her hand.
  38. Jeremiah 5:27גָּדְל֖וּ · they have become powerful
    Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.
  39. Jeremiah 48:26הִגְדִּ֑יל · he has magnified himself
    “Make him drunk, because he has magnified himself against the LORD; so Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he will also become a laughingstock.
  40. Jeremiah 48:42הִגְדִּֽיל׃ · he vaunted himself
    Moab will be destroyed as a nation because he vaunted himself against the LORD.
  41. Lamentations 1:9הִגְדִּ֖יל · has triumphed
    Her uncleanness stains her skirts; she did not consider her end. Her downfall was astounding; there was no one to comfort her. Look, O LORD, on my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed!
  42. Lamentations 4:6וַיִּגְדַּל֙ · is greater
    The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than that of Sodom, which was overthrown in an instant without a hand turned to help her.
  43. Ezekiel 16:7וַֽתִּגְדְּלִ֔י · and matured
    I made you thrive like a plant of the field. You grew up and matured and became very beautiful. Your breasts were formed and your hair grew, but you were naked and bare.
  44. Ezekiel 24:9אַגְדִּ֥יל · high
    Yes, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed! I, too, will pile the kindling high.
  45. Ezekiel 31:4גִּדְּל֔וּהוּ · made it grow
    The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field.
  46. Ezekiel 35:13וַתַּגְדִּ֤ילוּ · You boasted
    You boasted against Me with your mouth and multiplied your words against Me. I heard it Myself!
  47. Ezekiel 38:23וְהִתְגַּדִּלְתִּי֙ · I will magnify
    I will magnify and sanctify Myself, and I will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
  48. Daniel 1:5וּֽלְגַדְּלָ֖ם · They were to be trained
    The king assigned them daily provisions of the royal food and wine. They were to be trained for three years, after which they were to enter the king’s service.
  49. Daniel 8:4וְהִגְדִּֽיל׃ · and became great
    I saw the ram charging toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against him, and there was no deliverance from his power. He did as he pleased and became great.
  50. Daniel 8:8הִגְדִּ֣יל · great
    Thus the goat became very great, but at the height of his power, his large horn was broken off, and four prominent horns came up in its place, pointing toward the four winds of heaven.