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Zephaniah 2:8

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Masoretic Text 1524

H8085 I have heard שׁמעתי

H2781 the reproach חרפת

H4124 of Moab מואב

H1421 and the revilings וגדופי

H1121 of the children בני

H5983 of Ammon עמון

H834 whereby אשׁר

H2778 they have reproached חרפו

H853 את

H5971 my people עמי

H1431 and magnified ויגדילו

H5921 themselves against על

H1366 their border גבולם׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

have

H8085 heard

the

H2781 reproach

H4124 Moab

and

the

H1421 revilings

the

H1121 children

H5983 Ammon

H834 whereby

they

have

H2778 reproached

H5971 people

and

H1431 magnified

themselves

H5921 against

their

H1366 border

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