What does דָּגַל (niḏgōl) mean in the Bible?
דָּגַל (niḏgōl): To display prominently or raise up publicly; moving from literal flag-raising to figurative prominence or distinction
Hebrew · H1713
דָּגַל
To flaunt , i.e. raise a flag ; figuratively, to be conspicuous
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דָּגַל H1713
Pronunciation niḏgōl
What does דָּגַל (niḏgōl) mean in the Bible?
דָּגַל (niḏgōl): To display prominently or raise up publicly; moving from literal flag-raising to figurative prominence or distinction
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1713?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and raise a banner (1), as the stars in procession (1), as troops with banners (1), outstanding (1).
Where does דָּגַל (niḏgōl) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 20:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Song Of Solomon (3), Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and raise a banner 1× Psalms 20:5
as the stars in procession 1× Song Of Solomon 6:10
as troops with banners 1× Song Of Solomon 6:4
outstanding 1× Song Of Solomon 5:10
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 20:5 נִדְגֹּ֑ל to and raise a banner Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural Song Of Solomon 5:10 דָּג֖וּל to outstanding Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Song Of Solomon 6:4 כַּנִּדְגָּלֽוֹת׃ to as troops with banners Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural Song Of Solomon 6:10 כַּנִּדְגָּלֽוֹת׃ס to as the stars in procession Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 20:5
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Psalms 1 Song Of Solomon 3
Source forms
דָּג֖וּל 1x dā·ḡūl Song Of Solomon 5:10
כַּנִּדְגָּלֽוֹת׃ 1x kan·niḏ·gā·lō·wṯ Song Of Solomon 6:4
כַּנִּדְגָּלֽוֹת׃ס 1x kan·niḏ·gā·lō·wṯ Song Of Solomon 6:10
נִדְגֹּ֑ל 1x niḏ·gōl Psalms 20:5
Parsing patterns
Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural 2x Song Of Solomon 6:4, Song Of Solomon 6:10
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural 1x Psalms 20:5
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular 1x Song Of Solomon 5:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. To display prominently or raise up publicly; moving from literal flag-raising to figurative prominence or distinction
Strong's H1713
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Psalms 20:1–5 Source Gloss
to flaunt , i.e. raise a flag ; figuratively, to be conspicuous
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
To display prominently or raise up publicly; moving from literal flag-raising to figurative prominence or distinction
to flaunt, i.e. raise a flag; figuratively, to be conspicuous BDB: look Usage: (set up, with) banners, chiefest.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 2
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Cohortative Ps 20:6 1×
Participle passive Song 5:10 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
We will set up banners; we will display flags; a public declaration of victory and allegiance
Showing 1 selected witness from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
דָּגַל is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain