דָּגָה dâgâh — to move rapidly
Translated in the KJV as grow.
a primitive root; to move rapidly; used only as a denominative from H1709; to spawn, i.e. become numerous.
dâgâh in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it
Imperfect (yiqtol) 1
וְיִדְגּ֥וּ Gen 48:16 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine plural
The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›