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Hebrew wordlink #248427

OSHB Psa 34:4 גַּדְּלוּ (gaddəlū) Strongs=1431 Lemma=‘גָּדַל’
contextual word gloss=‘magnify’ word gloss=‘magnify’
Morphology=Vpv2mp PoS=piel_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=plural

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Only use of identical word form ‘גַּדְּלוּ’ (Morphology=Vpv2mp PoS=piel_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=plural) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘גַּדְּלוּ’ (Morphology=Vpv2mp PoS=piel_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=plural) is always and only glossed as ‘magnify’.

Hebrew words (9) other than גַּדְּלוּ (Morphology=Vpv2mp PoS=piel_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=plural) with a gloss related to ‘magnify’

JOB 19:5 תַּגְדִּילוּ (tagdīlū) Lemma=‘גָּדַל’ contextual word gloss=‘you_will_magnify_yourselves’ word gloss=‘magnify’ OSHB JOB 19:5 word 4

OET-LV: 5 If truly above_me you _will _magnify _yourselves and_you(pl)_will _argue on_me disgrace _of_my. (JOB_19:5)

OET-RV: 5 If you truly think that you’re better people than me,
⇔ and use my disgrace to argue against me, (JOB 19:5)

JOB 36:24 תַשְׂגִּיא (tasgīʼ) Lemma=‘שָׂגָא’ contextual word gloss=‘you_will_magnify’ word gloss=‘extol’ OSHB JOB 36:24 word 3

OET-LV: 24 Remember if/because _that you _will _magnify work _of_his which they _have _sung people. (JOB_36:24)

OET-RV: 24 Make sure that you praise his actions,
⇔ which people have sung about. (JOB 36:24)

PSA 35:26 הַֽמַּגְדִּילִים (hammagdīlīm) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘גָּדַל’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘[those, who]_magnify_themselves’ morpheme glosses=‘the, exalt’ OSHB PSA 35:26 word 9

OET-LV: 26 May _they _be _ashamed and_may _they _be _abashed altogether the_people_joyful _of my _distress _of_of may _they _be _clothed shame and_ignominy those_who_magnify _themselves on_me. (PSA_35:26)

OET-RV: 26 Let anyone who’s happy at my distress be put to shame and become confused.
⇔ ≈ Let those who think they’re better than me be clothed with shame and dishonour. (PSA 35:26)

PSA 69:31 וַאֲגַדְּלֶנּוּ (vaʼₐgaddəlennū) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘גָּדַל’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, I, will_magnify_him’ morpheme glosses=‘and, magnify, him’ OSHB PSA 69:31 word 5

OET-LV: 31  I _will _praise the _name _of god with_a _song and_I_will _magnify _him with_thanksgiving. (PSA_69:31)

OET-RV: 31 That will please Yahweh better than sacrificing a cow,
⇔ ≈ or a physical bull that has horns and hooves. (PSA 69:31)

ISA 9:2 הִגְדַּלְתָּ (higdaltā) Lemma=‘גָּדַל’ contextual word gloss=‘you_will_magnify’ word gloss=‘increased’ OSHB ISA 9:2 word 4

OET-LV: 2  you _will _multiply the_nation wwww you _will _magnify the_rejoicing they _will _rejoice to_your_face like_the _rejoicing _of at_harvest just_as people _are _glad when_they_divide plunder. (ISA_9:2)

OET-RV: 2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a powerful light.
⇔ ≈ The light has shone on those who’ve lived in a land of darkness. (ISA 9:2)

ISA 10:15 יִתְגַּדֵּל (yitgaddēl) Lemma=‘גָּדַל’ contextual word gloss=‘does_it_magnify_itself’ word gloss=‘magnify’ OSHB ISA 10:15 word 7

OET-LV: 15 Does_it _glorify _itself the_axe above the_one_who_cuts in/on/over_him/it or does _it _magnify _itself the_saw above the_one _of_who_wields _it as_wields a _rod and_DOM those _of_who_lift _it as_lifts a _staff not wood. (ISA_10:15)

OET-RV: 15 Will the axe say its greater than the person who swings it?
⇔ ≈ Will the saw praise itself more than the one who uses it?
⇔ As if a rod could move those who are lifting it up,
⇔ ≈ or a staff could lift up what’s not made from wood. (ISA 10:15)

DAN 8:25 יַגְדִּיל (yagdīl) Lemma=‘גָּדַל’ contextual word gloss=‘he_will_magnify_himself’ word gloss=‘great’ OSHB DAN 8:25 word 7

OET-LV: 25 And_on insight _of_his and_he _will _make _successful deceit in_his/its_hand and_in_his _of_heart he _will _magnify _himself and_in_security he _will _destroy many_people and_on a _prince _of princes he _will _stand and_by_not _of a _hand he _will _be _broken. (DAN_8:25)

OET-RV: 25 Using his cunning, he’ll prosper by being deceitful. He’ll be proud of himself, and will destroy many while they’re living peacefully. He will even attack the prince of princes, but it’s him who’ll be broken, but not by human strength. (DAN 8:25)

DAN 11:36 וְיִתְגַּדֵּל (vəyitgaddēl) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘גָּדַל’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, he_will_magnify_himself’ morpheme glosses=‘and, magnify’ OSHB DAN 11:36 word 5

OET-LV: 36 And_he _will _do according_to _of_his _pleasure the_king and_he _will _exalt _himself and_he _will _magnify _himself above every _of god and_on the_god _of gods he _will _speak extraordinary_things and_he _will _succeed until it _has _been _completed indignation if/because and_that _which _has _been_determined it _will _be _done. (DAN_11:36)

OET-RV: 36 The northern (Syrian) king will do whatever he wants. He’ll boast and claim to be greater than any god, and he’ll say terrible things against the god of gods, . He’ll be successful until the indignation is accomplished, because everything will happen just as it’s already been determined. (DAN 11:36)

DAN 11:37 יִתְגַּדָּל (yitgaddāl) Lemma=‘גָּדַל’ contextual word gloss=‘he_will_magnify_himself’ word gloss=‘magnify’ OSHB DAN 11:37 word 17

OET-LV: 37 And_on the _gods _of his _ancestors _of_of not he _will _pay _attention and_on the _desire _of women and_on any _of god not he _will _pay _attention if/because above all he _will _magnify _himself. (DAN_11:37)

OET-RV: 37 He won’t pay any attention to his ancestors’ gods, or to the one desired by women, or for that matter, to any other god, because he’ll think he’s better than everyone and everything else. (DAN 11:37)