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Genesis 25:27

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Masoretic Text 1524

H1431 grew ויגדלו

H5288 And the boys הנערים

H1961 was ויהי

H6215 and Esau עשׂו

H376 a man אישׁ

H3045 a cunning ידע

H6718 hunter ציד

H376 man אישׁ

H7704 of the field שׂדה

H3290 and Jacob ויעקב

H376 אישׁ

H8535 a plain תם

H3427 dwelling ישׁב

H168 in tents אהלים׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

And

the

H5288 boys

H1431 grew

and

H6215 Esau

H1961 was

H3045 cunning

H6718 hunter

H376 man

the

H7704 field

and

H3290 Jacob

H1961 was

H8535 plain

H376 man

H3427 dwelling

H168 tents

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H1431

Hebrew: גָּדַל

Transliteration: gâdal

Pronunciation: gaw-dal'

Part of Speech: Verb

Bible Usage: {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.

Definition:

properly to twist (compare {H1434 }) that {is} to be (causatively make) large (in various {senses} as in {body} {mind} estate or {honor} also in pride)

1. to grow, become great or important, promote, make powerful, praise, magnify, do great things

a. (Qal)

1. to grow up

2. to become great

3. to be magnified

b. (Piel)

1. to cause to grow

2. to make great, powerful

3. to magnify

c. (Pual) to be brought up

d. (Hiphil)

1. to make great

2. to magnify

3. to do great things

e. (Hithpael) to magnify oneself

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906