גָּדֵל gâdêl — large (literally or figuratively)
Translated in the KJV as great, grew.
from H1431; large (literally or figuratively).
gâdêl in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
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:
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.
וְגָדֵ֖ל 2Chr 17:12 Participle (active), masculine singular
And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.
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 ›