גָּדֵל gâdêl — large (literally or figuratively)

pronounced gaw-dale' · Strong's H1432 · 4 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 1 stem: Qal (Pa'al)

Translated in the KJV as great, grew.

from H1431; large (literally or figuratively).

gâdêl in each stem

Qal (Pa'al) 4×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Participle (active) 4

וְגָדֵ֔ל Gen 26:13 Participle (active), masculine singular

And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: (KJV)

וְגָדֵ֖ל 1Sam 2:26 Participle (active), masculine singular

And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men. (KJV)

וְגָדֵ֖ל 2Chr 17:12 Participle (active), masculine singular

And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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Morphology from OpenScriptures MorphHB (CC BY 4.0); definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); text from the Westminster Leningrad Codex.

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