--- title: גָּדַל — grow up · The Tanakh dictionary description: גָּדַל (1431), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 117 times: grow up. BDB 1906: vb. grow up, become great. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/1431.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/) / [ג](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/1490.md)‎ / גָּדַל‎ # גָּדַל «גָּדַל» in the Tanakh dictionary: **grow up** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers. **Used:** 117 times · **Key:** 1431 · **BDB:** גָּדַל ### Glosses he.grew.up (8); he.has.made.great (6); he (4) ### Meaning (OSHB) grow up [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1490/1431/#m1) ### Meaning (BDB 1906) vb. grow up, become great [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1490/1431/#m2) **The whole BDB entry:** vb. grow up, become great (Aramaic גְּדַל (Ithpe.), ܓܕܰܠ twist, twine, Arabic جَدَلَ twist a cord, make firm, strong, become strong, so NH)— Pf. ג׳ etc. Gn 38:14 + 14 times; sf. גְּדֵלַנִי Jb 31:18; Impf. יִגְדַּל etc. ψ 35:27 + 34 times;— grow up, child Gn 21:8, 20; 25:27; 38:11, 14 Ex 2:10, 11 (JE) Ju 11:2; 13:24 Ru 1:13 1 S 2:21; 3:19 1 K 12:8, 10 (= 2 Ch 10:8, 10) 2 K 4:18; גְּדֵלַנִי כְאָב he grew up to me as to a father Jb 31:18; lamb 2 S 12:3. become great, in extent, wealthy Gn 26:13(×2); 41:40 (JE) Je 5:27; in value, בְּעֵינֵי י׳, גָּֽדְלָה נֶפֶשׁ בְּעֵיָנ֑י prized by 1 S 26:24(×2); in intensity, grief Jb 2:13, mourning Zc 12:11, punishment La 4:6, trespass Ezr 9:6; in sound, loud cry Gn 19:13 (J); in importance, of a king Ec 2:9 1 K 10:23 (= 2 Ch 9:22) Dn 8:9, 10 (under fig. of horn), chief Gn 24:35; 48:19 (J), Messiah Mi 5:3, Jerusalem Ez 16:7; of God 2 S 7:22 ψ 104:1, his works ψ 92:6, his power Nu 14:17 (J). to be magnified, house of David Zc 12:7; Yahweh ψ 35:27; 40:17; 70:5 Mal 1:5, his name 2 S 7:26 (= 1 Ch 17:24). Pf. גִּדַּל Jos 4:14 Est 3:1; גִּדֵּ֔ל Is 49:21; גִּדֵּ֑לָה Is 51:18, 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 (מְגַדְּלוֹת) Ct 5:13 𝔊 𝔙 Hi Bö De);— cause to grow, e.g. hair Nu 6:5 (P), plants Jon 4:10 Is 44:14 Ez 31:4 Ct 5:13; bring up children 2 K 10:6 Is 1:2; 23:4; 49:21; 51:18 Dn 1:5 Ho 9:12. make great, powerful Gn 12:2 (J) Jos 3:7; 4:14 (D) 1 K 1:37, 47 1 Ch 29:12, 25 2 Ch 1:1 Est 3:1; 5:11; 10:2. magnify, man Jb 7:17; God ψ 34:4 w. ל, 69:31. Pt. pl. מְגֻדָּלִים brought up ψ 144:12. Pf. הִגְדִּיל ψ 41:10 +, etc.; Impf. יַגְדִּיל Is 42:21 Dn 8:25, 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;— 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 Now) gave me insidiously a great fall; cf. ג׳ פִּיךָ Ob 12 i.e. utter proud words (v. רחב Hiph.). 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. do great things הִגְדִּיל לַעֲשׂוֹת, in a good sense, of God ψ 126:2, Jo 2:21, also pregn. without Inf. 1 S 12:24. 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 48:26, 42; Ez 35:13 of speaking ג׳ עָלַי בְּפִיכֶם. also, with Inf. implied, wept greatly 1 S 20:41. Pf. וְהִתְגַּדִּלְתִּ֫י Ez 38:23 I will magnify myself, shew myself great and powerful (of God); Impf. יִתְגַּדֵּל, with עַל in a bad sense, magnify oneself against Is 10:15 Dn 11:36; יִתְגַּדָּ֑ל Dn 11:37. Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 110 of its verses cited, 3 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (5 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (5 candidates) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every English meaning of «גָּדַל» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1490/1431/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames. ### In the verses [Psalms 126:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.126.3/) הִגְדִּ֣יל יְ֭הוָה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת עִמָּ֗נוּ הָיִ֥ינוּ שְׂמֵחִֽים׃ *Word for word:* he.has.made.great Yahweh to do with us we.were joyful *JPS 1917:* The LORD hath done great things with us; we are rejoiced. [Psalms 92:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.92.6/) מַה־גָּדְל֣וּ מַעֲשֶׂ֣יךָ יְהוָ֑ה מְ֝אֹ֗ד עָמְק֥וּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ׃ *Word for word:* how! they.are.great works your O.Yahweh exceedingly they.are.deep thoughts your *JPS 1917:* How great are Thy works, O LORD! Thy thoughts are very deep. - ← previous: [גָּדִישׁ](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/lemma_3a_5d2_5b8_5bc_5d3_5b4_5d9_5e9_5c1.md) - next →: [גָּדֵל](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/1432.md) - ↑ back to [ג](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/1490.md)