1) becoming great, growing up Part of Speech: adjective or participle masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H1431 Same Word by TWOT Number: 315a
Brown-Driver-Briggs
גָּדֵלparticiple masculine or
verbal adjectivebecoming great, growing up, Genesis 26:13 (J) 1 Samuel 2:26 (compare Dr) 2 Chronicles 17:12; also great, plural construct גִּדִלֵי בָשָׂרEzekiel 16:26great of flesh.
1 Samuel 2:26 HEB:שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל הֹלֵ֥ךְ וְגָדֵ֖ל וָט֑וֹב גַּ֚ם NAS: was growing in stature and in favor KJV: Samuel grew on, INT: Samuel on stature favor both
2 Chronicles 17:12 HEB:יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט הֹלֵ֥ךְ וְגָדֵ֖ל עַד־ לְמָ֑עְלָה NAS: greater and greater, and he built KJV: waxed great exceedingly; INT: Jehoshaphat grew and greater against greater
Ezekiel 16:26 HEB:מִצְרַ֛יִם שְׁכֵנַ֖יִךְ גִּדְלֵ֣י בָשָׂ֑ר וַתַּרְבִּ֥י KJV: thy neighbours, great of flesh; INT: the Egyptians neighbors great of flesh and multiplied