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Hebrew wordlink #250110

OSHB Psa 40:17 יִגְדַּל (yigdal) Strongs=1431 Lemma=‘גָּדַל’
contextual word gloss=‘may_he_be_great’ word gloss=‘great’
Morphology=Vqi3ms PoS=qal_verb Type=imperfect_(yiqtol) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular
Year=-1034

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Other uses (6) of identical word form יִגְדַּל (Morphology=Vqi3ms PoS=qal_verb Type=imperfect_(yiqtol) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘יִגְדַּל’ (Morphology=Vqi3ms PoS=qal_verb Type=imperfect_(yiqtol) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular) has 5 different glosses: ‘he_will_be_great’, ‘he_will_become_great’, ‘he_will_grow_up’, ‘it_will_be_great’, ‘may_he_be_great’.

GEN 38:11 contextual word gloss=‘he_will_grow_up’ word gloss=‘grows_up’ OSHB GEN 38:11 word 10

OET-LV: 11 And_ Yəhūdāh/(Judah) _he/it _said to_Tāmār his/its_daughter-in-law dwell a _widow the _house _of your _father _of_of until he _will _grow _up Shēlāh son _of_my if/because he _said lest he _should _die also he like_his _of_brothers and_ Tāmār _she _went and_she _dwelt the _house _of her _father _of_of. (GEN_38:11)

OET-RV: 11 Then Yehudah told his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Remain a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up.” This was because he’d said, “So that he doesn’t also die like his brothers!” So Tamar went and lived in the house of her father. (GEN 38:11)

GEN 48:19 contextual word gloss=‘he_will_become_great’ word gloss=‘greater’ OSHB GEN 48:19 word 17

OET-LV: 19 his/its_father And_he _refused and_he/it _said I _know my _son _of_Oh I _know also he he _will _become (into)_a_people and_also he he _will _become _great and_but his/its_woman the_small(sg) he _will _become _great from_him/it and_his _of_offspring it _will _be the _fullness _of the_nations. (GEN_48:19)

OET-RV: 19 But his father pushed back, “I know, my son, I know. Manasseh will also become a people, and he will also be great. Nevertheless his younger brother will be the greater one, and his descendants will become a multitude of nations.” (GEN 48:19)

PSA 35:27 contextual word gloss=‘may_he_be_great’ word gloss=‘great’ OSHB PSA 35:27 word 7

OET-LV: 27 May _they _shout _for _joy and_may _they _rejoice the_people_desirous _of my _righteousness _of_of and_may _they _say continually may _he _be _great YHWH (the)_desiring the _welfare _of his _servant _of_of. (PSA_35:27)

OET-RV: 27 Let those who desire my vindication shout happily and be glad.
⇔ May they continually say, “Yahweh be praised—
⇔ he who gladly ensues the welfare of his servant.” (PSA 35:27)

PSA 70:5 contextual word gloss=‘may_he_be_great’ word gloss=‘great’ OSHB PSA 70:5 word 8

OET-LV: 5  may _they _exult and_may _they _rejoice in_you all _of those _of_who_seek _you and_may _they _say continually may _he _be _great god those _who_love _of salvation _of_(of)_your. (PSA_70:5)

OET-RV: 5 But I’m poor and needy. Hurry to me, God.
⇔ ≈ You’re my help and you rescue me. Yahweh, don’t delay. (PSA 70:5)

MIC 5:3 contextual word gloss=‘he_will_be_great’ word gloss=‘great’ OSHB MIC 5:3 word 12

OET-LV: 3  and_he _will _stand and_he _will _shepherd by_the _strength _of YHWH by_the _majesty _of the _name _of YHWH his/its_god and_they _will _remain if/because now he _will _be _great to the_ends _of the_earth. (MIC_5:3)

OET-RV: ⇔  3 Therefore God will hand them over to their enemies,
⇔ until the time when the woman in labour gives birth,
⇔ and the rest of his brothers return to the people of Yisrael. (MIC 5:3)

ZEC 12:11 contextual word gloss=‘it_will_be_great’ word gloss=‘great’ OSHB ZEC 12:11 word 3

OET-LV: 11 In _the_day (the)_that it _will _be _great the_mourning in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) like_the _mourning _of Hadad- Rimmōn in_the _plain _of Məgiddōn. (ZEC_12:11)

OET-RV: 11 On that day the wailing in Yerushalem will be like the wailing at Hadad -Rimmon in the Megiddo plain. (ZEC 12:11)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘גָּדַל’’ have 7 different glosses: ‘he_is_great’, ‘he_will_be_great’, ‘he_will_become_great’, ‘he_will_grow_up’, ‘it_will_be_great’, ‘may_he_be_great’, ‘may_it_be_great’.