Hebrew word study
גָּדַל H1431
- Transliteration
- gâdal
- Pronunciation
- gaw-dal'
- KJV glosses
- advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to... estate, [phrase] things), grow(up), increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.
Lexical summary
to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information