יִתְגַּדָּֽל׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 יִתְגַּדָּֽל׃

   yit-ga-DAL

   will magnify himself
2. clause🔊 כִּ֥י עַל־כֹּ֖ל יִתְגַּדָּֽל׃

   KI al-KOL yit-ga-DAL

   for will magnify himself over all
3. sentence🔊 וְעַל־אֱלֹהִ֤י אֲבֹתָיו֙ לֹ֣א יָבִ֔ין וְעַל־חֶמְדַּ֥ת נָשִׁ֛ים וְעַֽל־כָּל־אֱל֖וֹהַּ לֹ֣א יָבִ֑ין כִּ֥י עַל־כֹּ֖ל יִתְגַּדָּֽל׃

   ve-AL-eh-lo-HEI a-vo-TAV LO ya-VIN ve-AL-khem-DAT na-SHIM ve-AL-KAL-e-LOH-ah LO ya-VIN KI al-KOL yit-ga-DAL

   not will understand and over the gods of his fathers not will understand and over the desire of women and over every god for will magnify himself over all

Exegesis

The conjunction kî {כִּ֥י | kî} ‘for’ introduces the result clause with the reflexive Hitpael form yit-ga-ḏāl {יִתְגַּדָּֽל | yit-ga-ḏāl} ‘he will exalt himself’, emphasizing self-aggrandizement.

Root and etymology

g-d-l🔊 ג־ד־לgimel–dalet–lamed

“grow, become great”