גדל

See also: ג־ד־ל

Aramaic

Verb

גדל • (transliteration needed)

1. to twist
2. to weave

Hebrew

Root
ג־ד־ל (g-d-l)

Pronunciation

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Verb

גָּדַל • (gadál) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, present גָּדֵל)

1. (intransitive, stative) to be big, large, great
   • Tanach, Psalms 92:6, with Young's Literal Translation:

     מַה־גָּדְלוּ מַעֲשֶׂיךָ יהוה מְאֹד עָמְקוּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶיךָ

     ma-gad'lú maasécha YHVH m'ód am'kú machsh'votécha

     How great have been Thy works, O Jehovah, Very deep have been Thy thoughts.

2. (intransitive) to grow (become bigger, greater, more)
   • Tanach, Genesis 26:13, with Young's Literal Translation:

     וַיֵּלֶךְ הָלוֹךְ וְגָדֵל

     vayélech halóch v'gadél

     and goeth on, going on and becoming great

   • Tanach, Job 2:13, with translation of the King James Version:

     גָדַל הַכְּאֵב מְאֹד

     gadál hak'év m'ód

     his grief was very great

3. (intransitive) to grow up, become older
   • Tanach, Genesis 38:14, with translation of the King James Version:

     כִּי רָאֲתָה כִּי־גָדַל שֵׁלָה וְהִוא לֹא־נִתְּנָה לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה

     kí raatá ki-gadál shelá v'hí lo-nit'ná ló l'ishá

     for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife

   • Tanach, 1 Kings 12:8, with translation of the King James Version:

     וַיִּוָּעַץ אֶת־הַיְלָדִים אֲשֶׁר גָּדְלוּ אִתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר הָעֹמְדִים לְפָנָיו

     vayivaáts et-hay'ladím ashér gad'lú itó ashér haom'dím l'fanáv

     and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him

Conjugation

Conjugation of גָּדַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לגדול / לִגְדֹּל action noun: גְּדִילָה passive participle: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	גָּדַלְתִּי		גָּדַלְנוּ
	second	גָּדַלְתָּ	גָּדַלְתְּ	גְּדַלְתֶּם1	גְּדַלְתֶּן1
	third	גָּדַל	גָּדְלָה	גָּדְלוּ
present		גָּדֵל	גְּדֵלָה	גְּדֵלִים	גְּדֵלוֹת
future	first	אֶגְדַּל		נִגְדַּל
	second	תִּגְדַּל	תִּגְדְּלִי	תִּגְדְּלוּ	תִּגְדַּלְנָה2
	third	יִגְדַּל	תִּגְדַּל	יִגְדְּלוּ	תִּגְדַּלְנָה2
imperative		גְּדַל	גִּדְלִי	גִּדְלוּ	גְּדַלְנָה2
notes		Pronounced גָּדַלְתֶּם and גָּדַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

• H1431 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Verb

גִּדֵּל • (gidél) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction) (transitive)

1. defective spelling of גידל

Noun

גֹּדֶל • (gódel) m (singular construct גֹּדֶל־)

1. defective spelling of גודל

Adjective

גָּדֹל • (gadól) (feminine גְּדֹלָה, masculine plural גְּדֹלִים, feminine plural גְּדֹלוֹת)

1. defective spelling of גדול

Proper noun

גִּדֵּל • (gidél) m

1. a male given name
   • Tanach, Ezra 2:47, with translation of the King James Version:

     בְּנֵי־גִדֵּל בְּנֵי־גַחַר בְּנֵי רְאָיָה

     b'ne-gidél b'ne-gáchar b'né r'ayá

     The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah

Anagrams

• גלד,‎ דגל