גָּדַל (ga.dal) means “to magnify” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: gaw-dal' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
גָּדַל · ga.dal · to magnify
1) to grow, become great or important, promote, make powerful, praise, magnify, do great things 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to grow up 1a2) to become great 1a3) to be magnified 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to cause to grow 1b2) to make great, powerful 1b3) to magnify 1c) (Pual) to be brought up 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to make great 1d2) to magnify 1d3) to do great things 1e) (Hithpael) to magnify oneself
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a primitive root; properly, to twist (compare H1434 (גְּדִל)), i.e. to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
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.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| great | 9 |
| had grown up | 6 |
| grew | 4 |
| be magnified | 3 |
| grew up | 3 |
| and greater | 2 |
| exalted | 2 |
| great things | 2 |
| surpassed | 2 |
| against its people is so great | 1 |
| and became great | 1 |
| and exalt him | 1 |
| and excellent | 1 |
| and grew | 1 |
| and he grew up | 1 |
| and he has become rich | 1 |
| and increase | 1 |
| and increased | 1 |
| and it grew up | 1 |
| and magnified | 1 |
| and magnify himself | 1 |
| and matured | 1 |
| and mocking | 1 |
| and threatened | 1 |
| be greater | 1 |
| became richer and richer | 1 |
| boast | 1 |
| boast proudly | 1 |
| even greater | 1 |
| exalted be | 1 |
| exalted him | 1 |
| great things he has done | 1 |
| great you are | 1 |
| greater | 1 |
| grow | 1 |
| grow up | 1 |
| grows up | 1 |
| had grown older | 1 |
| had honored | 1 |
| had raised him | 1 |
| has lifted up | 1 |
| has reached | 1 |
| has reared them | 1 |
| has triumphed | 1 |
| have exalted | 1 |
| have grown | 1 |
| he has magnified himself | 1 |
| he vaunted himself | 1 |
| he will magnify himself | 1 |
| he will make himself great | 1 |
| high | 1 |
| his greatness will extend | 1 |
| honored | 1 |
| i expanded | 1 |
| i have raised | 1 |
| i reared him | 1 |
| i will magnify | 1 |
| is great | 1 |
| is greater | 1 |
| it grew as high | 1 |
| it magnified itself | 1 |
| made grow | 1 |
| made it grow | 1 |
| magnificent | 1 |
| magnify | 1 |
| makes it grow | 1 |
| may those who exalt themselves | 1 |
| more and more powerful | 1 |
| nurtured | 1 |
| raised | 1 |
| shall be great | 1 |
| shall be greater | 1 |
| she brought up | 1 |
| so i became great | 1 |
| they have become powerful | 1 |
| they raise | 1 |
| they were to be trained | 1 |
| those who taunt | 1 |
| to exalt | 1 |
| to exalt you | 1 |
| to magnify | 1 |
| was | 1 |
| wept more | 1 |
| were being brought up | 1 |
| who rises | 1 |
| will be as great | 1 |
| will be magnified | 1 |
| will i be greater | 1 |
| you boasted | 1 |
| you should exalt him | 1 |
| you would exalt yourselves | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| great | 8 |
| grew | 6 |
| be magnified | 4 |
| great things | 4 |
| was grown | 3 |
| and magnified | 2 |
| and make | 2 |
| exceeded | 2 |
| greater | 2 |
| magnified | 2 |
| that were brought up | 2 |
| that were grown up | 2 |
| advanced | 1 |
| and became great | 1 |
| and he also shall be great | 1 |
| and he grew | 1 |
| and he is become great | 1 |
| and he shall magnify | 1 |
| and it grew up | 1 |
| and it waxed great | 1 |
| and thou hast magnified | 1 |
| and waxen great | 1 |
| and who hath brought up | 1 |
| and will magnify | 1 |
| be great | 1 |
| be grown | 1 |
| be much set by | 1 |
| because he hath magnified | 1 |
| did magnify | 1 |
| do not magnify | 1 |
| doth nourish | 1 |
| excellent | 1 |
| for fire great | 1 |
| for he magnified | 1 |
| for he shall magnify | 1 |
| for now shall he be great | 1 |
| for thou hast magnified | 1 |
| grew up | 1 |
| grow | 1 |
| grown up | 1 |
| had promoted | 1 |
| hath lifted up | 1 |
| hath magnified | 1 |
| he hath done | 1 |
| he was brought up | 1 |
| himself and magnify | 1 |
| how great | 1 |
| i have nourished | 1 |
| i made me great | 1 |
| is greater | 1 |
| is grown up | 1 |
| is waxen great | 1 |
| lo i am come to great estate | 1 |
| made him great | 1 |
| magnifical | 1 |
| magnify | 1 |
| may be magnified | 1 |
| neither do i nourish up | 1 |
| neither madest it grow | 1 |
| not increased | 1 |
| o magnify | 1 |
| passed | 1 |
| promote | 1 |
| proudly | 1 |
| sake he will magnify | 1 |
| shall be greater | 1 |
| shall there be a great | 1 |
| she hath brought up | 1 |
| so i was great | 1 |
| so nourishing | 1 |
| that magnify | 1 |
| that thou shouldest magnify | 1 |
| the tower | 1 |
| thee and make | 1 |
| therefore they are become great | 1 |
| they magnify | 1 |
| though they bring up | 1 |
| thus will i magnify | 1 |
| till they were grown | 1 |
| to magnify | 1 |
| to make great | 1 |
| until he became | 1 |
| was much set by | 1 |
| waxed great | 1 |
| wherefore thou art great | 1 |
| which brought them up | 1 |
| will be magnified | 1 |
| will i be greater | 1 |
| with him and magnified | 1 |
| ye have boasted | 1 |
| ye will magnify | 1 |
| yea he magnified | 1 |
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Then the king will do as he pleases and will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and he will speak monstrous things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must be accomplished.
Read word by wordHe will show no regard for the gods of his fathers, nor for the one desired by women, nor for any other god, because he will magnify himself above them all.
Read word by wordEven if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them!
Read word by wordThe northern army I will drive away from you, banishing it to a barren and desolate land, its front ranks into the Eastern Sea, and its rear guard into the Western Sea. And its stench will rise; its foul odor will ascend. For He has done great things.
Read word by wordDo not be afraid, O land; rejoice and be glad, for the LORD has done great things.
Read word by wordasking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales.
Read word by wordBut you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress.
Read word by wordBut the LORD said, “You cared about the plant, which you neither tended nor made grow. It sprang up in a night and perished in a night.
Read word by wordHe will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.3
“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders.
Read word by wordThis they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts.
Read word by wordThe LORD will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and of the people of Jerusalem may not be greater than that of Judah.
Read word by wordOn that day the wailing in Jerusalem will be as great as the wailing of Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.
Read word by wordYou will see this with your own eyes, and you yourselves will say, ‘The LORD is great—even beyond the borders of Israel.’”
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