גָּדַל gâdal — to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
Translated in the KJV as advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to... estate.
a primitive root; properly, to twist (compare H1434), i.e; to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride).
gâdal in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Wayyiqtol 19Perfect (qatal) 16Imperfect (yiqtol) 14Jussive 2
For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the Lord; and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it.
And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.
And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
Hiph'il
Perfect (qatal) 19Wayyiqtol 4Imperfect (yiqtol) 4Participle (active) 3Infinitive construct 2Sequential perfect (weqatal) 1Jussive 1
Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.
And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.
Pi'el
Perfect (qatal) 10Imperfect (yiqtol) 6Infinitive construct 4Wayyiqtol 2Participle (active) 1Imperative 1Cohortative 1
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the Lord, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.
And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.
Hitpa'el
Imperfect (yiqtol) 3Sequential perfect (weqatal) 1
Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.
Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the Lord.
And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
Pu'al
Participle (passive) 1
That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:
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 ›