Original Language Studio
Deuteronomy 22:12
“Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.” (KJV)
Tap a word · read right to left
Lexical meaning
גְּדִלgᵉdil · ghed-eel'
H1434 · Hebrew
H1434 · Hebrew
- Definition
- thread, i.e. a tassel or festoon
- Derivation
- from H1431 (גָּדַל) (in the sense of twisting);
- KJV renderings
- fringe, wreath.
- Grammar
- גְּדִלִ֖ים — common noun, masculine, plural, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 2 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Kings 7:17
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 גְּדִל here.
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.