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Genesis 25:27
“And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
גָּדַלgâdal · gaw-dal'
H1431 · Hebrew
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
- וַֽ — conjunction
- יִּגְדְּלוּ֙ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 116 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 12:2Genesis 19:13Genesis 19:19Genesis 21:8Genesis 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.
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.