גָּדַל
S
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TWOT
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GK
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vb.
grow up, become great
(Aramaic
גְּדַל
(Ithpe.),
ܓܕܰܠ
(
bdal
)
twist, twine
, Arabic
جَدَلَ
(
jadala
)
twist a cord, make firm, strong, become strong
, so
NH
)
Qal
Pf.
ג׳
etc.
Gn 38:14
+
14 times;
sf.
גְּדֵלַנִי
Jb 31:18
;
Impf.
יִגְדַּל
etc.
ψ 35:27
+
34 times;
1.
grow up
,
a.
child
Gn 21:8
,
20
;
25:27
;
38:11
,
14 Ex 2:1
0,
11
(JE)
Ju 11:2
;
13:24 Ru 1:13 1 S 2:2
1;
3:19 1 K 12:
8,
10
(
=
2 Ch 10:
8,
10
)
2 K 4:18
;
גְּדֵלַנִי כְאָב
he grew upo to me as to a father
Jb 31:18
;
b.
lamb
2 S 12:3
.
2.
become great
,
a.
in extent, wealthy
Gn 26:13
(×2);
41:40
(JE)
Je 5:27
;
b.
in value,
בְּעֵינֵי י׳
,
גָּֽדְלָה נֶפֶשׁ בְּעֵיָני
prized by
1 S 26:24
(×2);
c.
in intensity, grief
Jb 2:13
, mourning
Zc 12:11
, punishment
La 4:6
, trespass
Ezr 9:6
;
d.
in sound, loud cry
Gn 19:13
(
J
);
e.
in importance, of a king
Ec 2:9 1 K 10:23
(
=
2 Ch 9:2
2)
Dn 8:9
,
10
(under
fig.
of horn), chief
Gn 24:35
;
48:19
(
J
), Messiah
Mi 5:3
, Jerusalem
Ez 16:7
;
f.
of God
2 S 7:22
ψ 104:1
, his works
ψ 92:6
, his power
Nu 14:17
(
J
).
3.
to be magnified
,
a.
house of David
Zc 12:7
;
b.
Yahweh
ψ 35:27
;
40:17
;
70:5 Mal 1:
5, his name
2 S 7:26
(
=
1 Ch 17:2
4).
Pi.
Pf.
גִּדַּל
Jos 4:14 Est 3:
1;
גִּדֵּל
Is 49:2
1;
גִּדֵּלָה
Is 51:1
8, etc.;
Impf.
יְגַדֵּל
Is 44:14
+
8 times;
Imv.
גַּדְּלוּ
ψ 34:4
;
Inf.
גַּדֵּל
Nu 6:5
+
3 times;
Pt.
מְגַדְּלִים
2 K 10:6
(
מְגַדְּלֹות
)
Ct 5:13
Ö É
Hi Bö D
e);
1.
cause to grow
,
e.g. hair
Nu 6:5
(
P
), plants
Jon 4:10 Is 44:14 Ez 31:4 Ct 5:1
3;
bring up children
2 K 10:6 Is 1:
2;
23:4
;
49:21
;
51:18 Dn 1:5 Ho 9:1
2.
2.
make great, powerful
Gn 12:2
(
J
)
Jos 3:7
;
4:14
(
D
)
1 K 1:37
,
47 1 Ch 29:1
2,
25 2 Ch 1:1 Est 3:
1;
5:11
;
10:2
.
3.
magnify
,
a.
man
Jb 7:17
;
b.
God
ψ 34:4
w.
ל
,
69:31
.
Pu.
Pt. pl.
מְגֻדָּלִים
brought up
ψ 144:12
.
Hiph.
Pf.
הִגְדִּיל
ψ 41:10
+, etc.;
Impf.
יַגְדִּיל
Is 42:21 Dn 8:2
5, etc.;
Inf.
הַגְדִּיל
1 Ch 22:8 Am 8:
5;
Pt.
מַגְדִּיל
ψ 18:51
(
=
מִגְדֹּיל
in
||
2 S 22:51
);
pl.
מַגְדִּילִים
ψ 35:26
;
1.
make great
, e.g. shekel
Am 8:5
, pile for fire
Ez 24:9
, joy
Is 9:2
, counsel
Is 28:29
, wisdom
Ec 1:16
, works
Ec 2:4
, house of Yahweh
1 Ch 22:5
; the heel
ψ 41:10
either
lifted high
(
Ges
), or (
cf.
De No
w)
gave me
insidiously a great fall;
cf.
ג׳ פִּיךָ
Ob 12
i.e. utter proud words (
v.
רחב
Hiph.).
2.
magnify
, salvation
ψ 18:51
, so
||
2 S 22:51
(
Kt
מַגְדִּיל
;
> Qr
מִגְדֹּל
). mercy
Gn 19:19
(
J
), teaching
Is 42:21
, the word of Yahweh
ψ 138:2
.
3.
do great things
הִגְדִּיל לַעֲשֹׂות
,
a.
in a good sense, of God
ψ 126:2
,
3 Jo 2:21
, also pregn. without
Inf.
1 S 12:2
4.
b.
in bad sense, of the northern one
Jo 2:20
, also pregn. without
Inf.
La 1:9 Zp 2:
8,
10 Dn 8:
4,
8
,
11
,
25
; with
עַל
, of enemies
ψ 35:26
;
38:17
;
55:13 Jb 19:5 Je 48:2
6,
42
;
Ez 35:13
of speaking
ג׳ עָלַי בְּפִיכֶם
.
c.
also, with
Bö F. Böttcher.