Strong’s definition
to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
KJV gloss list in the source
advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to... estate, [phrase] things), grow(up), increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.
Source pronunciation notation: gaw-dal'
Derivation recorded by Strong
a primitive root; properly, to twist (compare H1434 (גְּדִל)), i.e.
Explore the English glosses
These links search English words in the KJV. They are not a claim that every result translates this lemma.
Contextual morphology & manuscript evidence
Every indexed source occurrence of H1431 →
The passage laboratory provides separately attributed Hebrew and Greek morphology and occurrence lists. Source-text boundaries and alternatives are displayed explicitly. The entry must not be used as an automatic verdict against the KJV.