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1 Chronicles 29:25

“And the Lord magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

גָּדַלgâdal · gaw-dal'
H1431 · Hebrew

Definition: to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
Derivation: a primitive root; properly, to twist (compare H1434 (גְּדִל)), i.e.
KJV renderings: 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.
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יְגַדֵּ֨ל — verb Piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vpw3ms
Usage: Occurs 116 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 12:2 Genesis 19:13 Genesis 19:19 Genesis 21:8 Genesis 21:20

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read גָּדַל here.

Verse 24 Verse 26

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.