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Part of speech: vb

Semantic domains: Large (002001001034)

Core domains: Size (161)

Definition: = process by which a plant grows in size

Forms: vbqal-

Synonyms: גאה · פרח

JOB 8:11: RV JOB 8:11 · LV JOB 8:11 · Read together JOB 8:11

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⇔  11 Can papyrus grow tall where there’s no swamp?
⇔ Can reeds grow where there’s no water?

PSA 92:13: RV PSA 92:12 · LV PSA 92:13 · Read together PSA 92:12

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⇔  12 A godly person flourishes like a palm tree.
⇔ ≈ That person will grow like a cedar tree in Levanon.

Semantic domains: Extraordinary (002001003006)

Core domains: Significance (159)

Definition: literally: to grow; hence: = process by which a condition increases in significance and importance

Forms: vbqal-

Antonyms: מִצְעָר

JOB 8:7: RV JOB 8:7 · LV JOB 8:7 · Read together JOB 8:7

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7 Your beginning started off small,
⇔ but your ending will see a large increase.

Semantic domains: Quantity (002001001042)

Definition: literally: to cause to grow; hence: = causative process by which humans cause objects to increase in quantity

Forms: vbhif-

PSA 73:12: RV PSA 73:12 · LV PSA 73:12 · Read together PSA 73:12

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12 Look at these wicked people.
⇔ They’re always at ease—increasing in wealth.

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew