גדל

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See also: ג־ד־ל

Aramaic

Verb

גדל • (transliteration needed)

  1. to twist
  2. to weave

Hebrew

Root
ג־ד־ל (g-d-l)

Pronunciation

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Verb

גָּדַל • (gadál) (pa'al construction, present גָּדֵל)

  1. (intransitive, stative) to be big, large, great
    • Tanach, Psalms 92:6, with Young's Literal Translation:
      מַה־גָּדְלוּ מַעֲשֶׂיךָ יהוה מְאֹד עָמְקוּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶיךָ
      ma-gad'lú maasécha YHVH m'ód am'kú machsh'votécha
      How great have been Thy works, O Jehovah, Very deep have been Thy thoughts.
  2. (intransitive) to grow (become bigger, greater, more)
  3. (intransitive) to grow up, become older
    • Tanach, Genesis 38:14, with translation of the King James Version:
      כִּי רָאֲתָה כִּי־גָדַל שֵׁלָה וְהִוא לֹא־נִתְּנָה לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה
      kí raatá ki-gadál shelá v'hí lo-nit'ná ló l'ishá
      for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife
    • Tanach, 1 Kings 12:8, with translation of the King James Version:
      וַיִּוָּעַץ אֶת־הַיְלָדִים אֲשֶׁר גָּדְלוּ אִתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר הָעֹמְדִים לְפָנָיו
      vayivaáts et-hay'ladím ashér gad'lú itó ashér haom'dím l'fanáv
      and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him

Conjugation

Conjugation of גָּדַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first גָּדַלְתִּי גָּדַלְנוּ
second גָּדַלְתָּ גָּדַלְתְּ גְּדַלְתֶּם1 גְּדַלְתֶּן1
third גָּדַל גָּדְלָה גָּדְלוּ
present גָּדֵל גְּדֵלָה גְּדֵלִים גְּדֵלוֹת
future first אֶגְדַּל נִגְדַּל
second תִּגְדַּל תִּגְדְּלִי תִּגְדְּלוּ תִּגְדַּלְנָה2
third יִגְדַּל תִּגְדַּל יִגְדְּלוּ תִּגְדַּלְנָה2
imperative גְּדַל גִּדְלִי גִּדְלוּ גְּדַלְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced גָּדַלְתֶּם and גָּדַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

Verb

גִּדֵּל • (gidél) (pi'el construction) (transitive)

  1. defective spelling of גידל

Noun

גֹּדֶל • (gódel) m (singular construct גֹּדֶל־)

  1. defective spelling of גודל

Adjective

גָּדֹל • (gadól) (feminine גְּדֹלָה, masculine plural גְּדֹלִים, feminine plural גְּדֹלוֹת)

  1. defective spelling of גדול

Proper noun

גִּדֵּל • (gidél) m

  1. a male given name
    • Tanach, Ezra 2:47, with translation of the King James Version:
      בְּנֵי־גִדֵּל בְּנֵי־גַחַר בְּנֵי רְאָיָה
      b'ne-gidél b'ne-gáchar b'né r'ayá
      The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah

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