Verb « To Grow » in Hebrew

The verb « גָּדַל »

verb: Grow

is a verb of the « PAAL / פָּעַל » group

The root of the verb is : « ג-ד-ל »

« גדל / gadol »

• לִגְדּוֹל (ligdol) - Verb PAAL: grow, increase.
  
• גְּדוּלָּה (gdoulah) - Feminine name: greatness, importance.
  
• גְּדִילָה (gdilah) - Feminine name: growth.
  
• גּוֹדֶל (godèl) - Male name: size, magnitude.
  
• מִגְדָּל (migdal) - Masculine name: tower.
  
• הַגְדָּלָה (hagdalah) - Feminine name: increase, enlargement.
  
• מַגְדֶּלֶת (magdélèt) - Feminine name: magnifying glass.
  
• גָּדוֹל (gadol) - Adjective: large, wide.
  
• אֲגוּדָל (agoudal) - Male name: thumb.
  
• לְהַגְדִּיל (lehagdil) - HIF'IL verb: increase, enlarge.
• לְגַדֵּל (légadèl) - Verb PI'EL: grow, raise.
  
• גִּידּוּל (gidoul) - Masculine noun: growth, elevation; increase; tumor.

The root “גדל” evokes the concept of growth and increase, encompassing both the act of growing and the result of that growth, for example in the word “gdoulah” which means “greatness, importance”.

It also includes terms for various aspects of growth and grandeur, such as "migdal" (tower) and "magdélèt" (magnifying glass).

Furthermore, this root is also the origin of the word for "big, broad" (gadol), highlighting the importance of this root in expressing grandeur and scale.