Strong's Concordance H1431

Original Word: גָּדַל
Transliteration: gâdal
Phonetic Spelling: gaw-dal'
a primitive root; properly, to twist (compare H1434), i.e.; to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride); advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to... estate, things), grow(up), increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.

Usages throughout the bible

Genesis 12:2 - And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make H1431 thy name great; H1431 and thou shalt be a blessing:

Genesis 19:13 - For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great H1431 before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.

Genesis 19:19 - Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified H1431 thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:

Genesis 21:8 - And the child grew, H1431 and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.

Genesis 21:20 - And God was with the lad; and he grew, H1431 and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

Genesis 24:35 - And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: H1431 and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.

Genesis 25:27 - And the boys grew: H1431 and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

Genesis 26:13 - And the man waxed great, H1431 and went forward, and grew until he became H1431 very great: H1431

Genesis 38:11 - Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: H1431 for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.

Genesis 38:14 - And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, H1431 and she was not given unto him to wife.

Genesis 41:40 - Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater H1431 than thou.

Genesis 48:19 - And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: H1431 but truly his younger brother shall be greater H1431 than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.

Exodus 2:10 - And the child grew, H1431 and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.

Exodus 2:11 - And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, H1431 that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.

Numbers 6:5 - All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow. H1431

Numbers 14:17 - And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, H1431 according as thou hast spoken, saying,

Joshua 3:7 - And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify H1431 thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.

Joshua 4:14 - On that day the LORD magnified H1431 Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.

Judges 11:2 - And Gilead's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons grew up, H1431 and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house; for thou art the son of a strange woman.

Judges 13:24 - And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, H1431 and the LORD blessed him.

Ruth 1:13 - Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? H1431 would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me.

1 Samuel 2:21 - And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew H1431 before the LORD.

1 Samuel 3:19 - And Samuel grew, H1431 and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.

1 Samuel 12:24 - Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done H1431 for you.

1 Samuel 20:41 - And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded. H1431

1 Samuel 26:24 - And, behold, as thy life was much set by H1431 this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by H1431 in the eyes of the LORD, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.

2 Samuel 7:22 - Wherefore thou art great, H1431 O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

2 Samuel 7:26 - And let thy name be magnified H1431 for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.

2 Samuel 12:3 - But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up H1431 together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.

1 Kings 1:37 - As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make H1431 his throne greater H1431 than the throne of my lord king David.

1 Kings 1:47 - And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make H1431 his throne greater H1431 than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.

1 Kings 10:23 - So king Solomon exceeded H1431 all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.

1 Kings 12:8 - But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up H1431 with him, and which stood before him:

1 Kings 12:10 - And the young men that were grown up H1431 with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.

2 Kings 4:18 - And when the child was grown, H1431 it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.

2 Kings 10:6 - Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up. H1431

1 Chronicles 17:24 - Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified H1431 for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.

1 Chronicles 22:5 - And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, H1431 of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

1 Chronicles 29:12 - Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, H1431 and to give strength unto all.

1 Chronicles 29:25 - And the LORD magnified H1431 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.

2 Chronicles 1:1 - And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified H1431 him exceedingly.

2 Chronicles 9:22 - And king Solomon passed H1431 all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

2 Chronicles 10:8 - But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up H1431 with him, that stood before him.

2 Chronicles 10:10 - And the young men that were brought up H1431 with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.

Ezra 9:6 - And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up H1431 unto the heavens.

Esther 3:1 - After these things did king Ahasuerus promote H1431 Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.

Esther 5:11 - And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted H1431 him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.

Esther 10:2 - And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced H1431 him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?

Job 2:13 - So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great. H1431

Job 7:17 - What is man, that thou shouldest magnify H1431 him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?