גְּדִלgᵉdil

twisted threads

Pronunciation: ghed-eel' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1434

Meanings

1. tassels (Deuteronomy 22:12; Numbers 15:38; Numbers 15:39)

2. festoons (1 Kings 7:17)

Same root

גָּדַלgâdal · H1431to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

Deuteronomy 22:12 “You must put four tassels on the hem of the cloak with which you cover yourself—on the front, back, and sides.
1 Kings 7:17 Each capital was decorated with seven sets of latticework and interwoven chains.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).