To magnify
גָּדַלStrong’s H1431gadal (ga-dal)
Appears in 114 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Gadal is the Hebrew word usually translated “grew up”, “has made great” and “had grown up”. It appears in 114 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king’s meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.”
Meaning
- To grow, become great or important, promote, make powerful, praise, magnify, do great things(Qal) · (Piel) · (Pual) to be brought up · (Hiphil) · (Hithpael) to magnify oneself
How it's translated
- and he grew up 8
- he has made great 6
- they had grown up 4
- and he became great 3
- and becoming great 3
- it has magnified itself 3
- it is great 2
- and they grew up 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 16
- Genesis 12
- Isaiah 9
- Daniel 9
- 1 Samuel 5
- 1 Kings 5
31 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 8:4In contextI saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.
- Daniel 8:8In contextTherefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.
- Daniel 8:9In contextAnd out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.
- Daniel 8:10In contextAnd it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
- Daniel 8:11In contextYea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
- Daniel 8:25In contextAnd through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
All 114 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
גָּדַל gadal · 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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “magnify” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MAGNIFY, verb transitive
[Latin magnifico; magnus, great, and facio, to make.]
- To make great or greater; to increase the apparent dimensions of a body.
- To make great in representation; to extol; to exalt in description or praise.
- To extol; to exalt; to elevate; to raise in estimation.“The Lord magnified Solomon exceedingly” 1 Chronicles 29:25“He shall magnify in his heart” Daniel 8:25
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.