Every jot and tittle - Sisyphus strikes again

It occurs to me that I could have entitled this whole series 'every jot and title'.

Genesis 3 to 10 is the current test extension. The first pass gave 56 discrepancies between my calculation of what the unpointed text should be and what it really is. That is 56 in 2,638 words - 2% error rate. Sometimes there is a misalignment - extra words in the source or two words combined into one, but not in this case. Sometimes the verse numbers differ, but not in this section. What surprised me a little in these chapters was the count of distinct discrepancies. I often hope there will be a bunch that will be fixed with one little tweak and this time there are several bunches. 

• The first is tbh, תבה, the word for the barge that Noah built. 
• (It also may be rendered as creel, the basket used by Miriam for Moses in Exodus 2:3, 5.The same word tbh is used for each. I have let the two stand as different words, and different again from ark which I reserve for ארה arh.)
• Back from the distraction of translation, tbh requires the rendering of the tsere. This rule will account for 26 of the discrepancies so I am back down to a 1% error rate with one slight tweak.
• Two more stems, xlh and yrh have three instances each to be reviewed. 
• For xlh, hireq becomes i without conditions. 
• For yrh there is a rule that doubles an inner v. When v occurs with  qamats, tsere, and patah, for some stems it will be doubled in the unpointed text. In the test data so far, about 50 stems follow one of these rules. 

Now it's a matter of one by one. like ahl with a final holem-h drops the h. There are a few stems where final h's get dropped. Some are holem-h and some qamats-h. (Not initial h's as if there were a cockney pronunciation, but the final ones.)

Below are the remaining discrepancies. I examined them one at a time to determine the adjustment required. I think my comments are understandable and they reveal inner workings.

It's not at all clear to me that I will find the simplest algorithm. It may well be that our brains are encoded by stem to just 'know' our language. We supply context to each stem without effort. It is a marvel, but not without its own idiosyncrasies. (Yes English has stems and gadgets too but more words since English prepositions and pronouns are separate words but this is not the general case in Hebrew.)

It might drive you round the bend for me to explain every detail, but it occurs to me in this deliberate walk through of the process that there are other possible ways of implementing the rules. And that the rule patterns as they stand will probably survive the remaining 55% of the data.

These are the types of question I entertain for every discrepancy.

• is there an existing explicit rule?
• is there an existing implicit or general rule that needs an exception?
• is there a new rule?
• am I reading the problem backwards (something I often do), i.e. is the program making the change when it should not?
• is there a conflict or even a contradiction - two words that transform differently?
• is this a spelling adjustment - does it agree with other instances?

Everything I have done to date is automatically retested as I put in new data. That keeps the stone moving up the hill. It only falls down again when I try and simplify the rules.

Reference	stem	form	morph	sim	calculated	Hebrew	comment
Genesis 3:9(8)	aic	aich	aic\h	aiiç	aich	אַיֶּֽכָּה	yod-segol must become ii and the h disappears. This is unique pointing in the Bible.
Genesis 5:29(14)	arr	arrh	arr\h	airrh	arrh	אֵֽרְרָ֖הּ	tsere becomes i
Genesis 8:2(6)	cla	vicla	vi/cla	viicla	vicla	וַיִּכָּלֵ֥א	prefixed i must be doubled
Genesis 6:16(6)	clh	tclnh	t/cl\nh	tclnh	tclinh	תְּכַלֶ֣נָּה	segol does not become i - conflict? No - following an open syllable, the tsere is not realized. Following a closed syllable it is.
Genesis 3:21(6)	ctn	ctnvt	ctn\vt	cvtnvt	ctnot	כָּתְנ֥וֹת	qamats under the first consonant becomes o
Genesis 4:14(2)	grw	grwt	grw\t	girwt	grwt	גֵּרַ֨שְׁתָּ	tsere becomes i
Genesis 3:16(7)	hrh	vhrnc	vh/r\nc	vhrvnç	vhrnç	וְהֵֽרֹנֵ֔ךְ	holem must be observed
Genesis 3:10(10)	kba	vakba	va/kba	vaikba	vakba	וָאֵחָבֵֽא	tsere becomes i
Genesis 7:3(8)	kih	lkivt	l/ki\vt	lkiivt	lkiot	לְחַיּ֥וֹת	ii is missing - I don’t think this one is easy for the program to see. It's a suffix issue and kih is a very complex beast.
Genesis 10:8(6)	kil	hkl	h/kl	hkl	hkil	הֵחֵ֔ל	the first character of the stem followed by tsere should not become i. - a conflict? Turns out no, but must be distinguished from Obadiah 1:20, a unique pointing of the definite article with patah.
Genesis 4:4(7)	klb	vmklbhn	vm/klb\hn	vmklbihn	umklbhn	וּמֵֽחֶלְבֵהֶ֑ן	the second tsere should become an i, an artifact of the suffix. tsere under the third consonant is not a rule on its own.
Genesis 8:12(1)	kvl	viikl	vii/kl	viikl	vivkl	וַיִּיָּ֣חֶל	there are so many yods here, it must be ii but there is also an internal pattern giving 'iv'  that requires an exception for kvl.
Genesis 9:11(10)	mim	mmi	mm\i	mmi	mimi	מִמֵּ֣י	This stem must not allow hireq as i (the default for stems containing a yod)
Genesis 3:16(15)	mwl	imwl	i/mwl	imwvl	imwl	יִמְשָׁל	qamats under the second consonant becomes o
Genesis 4:7(14)	mwl	tmwl	t/mwl	tmwvl	tmwl	תִּמְשָׁל	as above - in both cases the prefix and suffix conditions apply.
Genesis 3:13(11)	nwa	hwiani	h/wa\ni	hwiani	hiwiani	הִשִּׁיאַ֖נִי	prevent the prefix hi. nwa has instances when it is required and when it is not. Some stems are complex for various reasons.
Genesis 4:11(7)	pxh	pxth	px\th	pxth	pxt	פָּצְתָ֣ה	don’t drop the h - conflict? No, just a conditioned rule.
Genesis 9:21(1)	wth	viwt	vi/wt	viiwt	viwt	וַיֵּ֥שְׁתְּ	prefixed i must be doubled? But this is not the case for four other instances of the identical word. So this goes into my database of errors in the source text.
Genesis 4:4(8)	wyh	viwy	vi/wy	viiwy	viwy	וַיִּ֣שַׁע	prefixed i must be doubled
Genesis 10:19(13)	xbaim	vxbim	v/xb\im	vxbviim	uxboim	וּצְבֹיִ֖ם	double i for the name here and in Hosea, spelled differently in WLC, respelled in the unpointed text.
Genesis 6:16(15)	ywh	tywh	t/ywh	tywha	tywh	תַּֽעֲשֶֽׂהָ	add the final ha, conditions on prefix and suffix apply
Genesis 3:19(1)	zyh	bzyt	b/zy\t	bziyt	bzyt	בְּזֵעַ֤ת	tsere becomes i. The word zyh, sweat occurs only twice in the Bible. Perhaps I will do Ezekiel next to pick up the other instance.

 

Reducing lists of exceptions (wcr)

 It's always nice when things stick together better. In the programming world we call this coherence. Contrast this with incoherence, (unrelated to Charles Williams' theological co-inherence). I have just been verifying the rules about converting hireq to i and it turns out several of them were too tight. 

The general rule is that a stem that contains yod allows hireq by default and a few do not. A stem that does not contain yod does not render hireq by default and a large number are exceptions. That large number of exceptions is becoming larger as I loosen some of the rules. Some rules are loosened because the stem is rarely used so its full variety is not in the text. Some are loosened because the restriction to a specific form is not required. It remains to be seen if the strategy is optimal.

The reduction in exceptions to the exceptions was dramatic. I was able to test them with a simple concatenation of rules and then weed out the ones that really needed the rule. 109 stems with exceptions based on prefix reduced to 15. Talk about being too careful in earlier stages of the project.

The number of stems that allow i and do not themselves contain a yod is now 427. Two months ago according to my last post on this subject, it appears to have been only 93. In contrast at present, the number of stems that contain a yod and yet do not render hireq is merely 7. This has remained quite stable as more test data is added.

Another example drawn out from this mix: w-c-r, another word with multiple connotations depending on the context or the whim of the translator :). Isn't it interesting that strong drink and economy are the same stem.

This one retains its exceptions to the exception and allows hireq to be rendered as i only when the word form has neither suffix or prefix, or it has a suffix, or the prefix is c, or l. It will also interpret the tsere as i for the word form with neither suffix or prefix and there is a qamats in the word. This being highly specific, I expect I could not loosen the test any further.

Reference	Count	word form	morph	unpointed	Sim word	WLC word	Domain	translation
Psalms 107:27(3)	(2)	cwcvr	c/wcvr	cwicvr	cwicor	כַּשִּכּוֹר	Eat	כשכור as if intoxicated
Job 12:25(6)	(2)	cwcvr	c/wcvr	cwicvr	cwicor	כַּשִּכּוֹר	Eat	כשכור as if intoxicated
1 Samuel 1:13(14)	(1)	lwcrh	l/wcr\h	lwicorh	lwicorh	לְשִכֹּרָה	Eat	לשכרה she was intoxicated
Haggai 1:6(10)	(1)	lwcrh	l/wcr\h	-lwvcrh	-lwocrh	־לְשָכְרָה	Eat	לשכרה intoxication
Jeremiah 51:7(6)	(1)	mwcrt	m/wcr\t	mwcrt	mwcrt	מְשַכֶּרֶת	Eat	משכרת intoxicating
Nahum 3:11(3)	(1)	twcri	t/wcr\i	twcri	twcri	תִּשְכְּרִי	Eat	תשכרי drunken
Lamentations 4:21(12)	(1)	twcri	t/wcr\i	twcri	twcri	תִּשְכְּרִי	Eat	תשכרי you will be intoxicated
1 Samuel 1:14(6)	(1)	twtcrin	t/wcr\in	twtcrin	twtcrin	תִּשְתַּכָּרִין	Eat	תשתכרין will you be intoxicated
Judges 13:14(9)	(1)	vwcr	v/wcr	vwicr	vwicr	וְשֵכָר	Eat	ושכר and strong drink
1 Samuel 1:15(11)	(1)	vwcr	v/wcr	vwicr	vwicr	וְשֵכָר	Eat	ושכר nor strong drink
Judges 13:4(7)	(2)	vwcr	v/wcr	vwicr	vwicr	וְשֵכָר	Eat	ושכר or strong drink
Judges 13:7(11)	(2)	vwcr	v/wcr	vwicr	vwicr	וְשֵכָר	Eat	ושכר or strong drink
Song 5:1(20)	(1)	vwcrv	v/wcr\v	vwcrv	vwcru	וְשִכְרוּ	Eat	ושכרו and be intoxicated
Jeremiah 51:57(1)	(1)	vhwcrti	vh/wcr\ti	vhwcrti	vhwcrti	וְהִשְכַּרְתִּי	Eat	והשכרתי and I will make drunk
Jeremiah 51:39(5)	(1)	vhwcrtim	vh/wcr\tim	vhwcrtim	vhwcrtim	וְהִשְכַּרְתִּים	Eat	והשכרתים and I will make them drunk
Micah 2:11(10)	(1)	vlwcr	vl/wcr	vlwicr	vlwicr	וְלַשֵּכָר	Eat	ולשכר and strong drink
1 Samuel 25:36(16)	(1)	wcr	wcr	wicor	wicor	שִכֹּר	Eat	שכר was intoxicated
Psalms 69:13(7)	(1)	wcr	wcr	wicr	wicr	שֵכָר	Eat	שכר -ards
Proverbs 20:1(4)	(2)	wcr	wcr	wicr	wicr	שֵכָר	Eat	שכר strong drink
Proverbs 31:4(10)	(2)	wcr	wcr	wicr	wicr	שֵכָר	Eat	שכר strong drink
Habakkuk 2:15(7)	(1)	wcr	wcr	wcr	wcr	שַכֵּר	Eat	שכר strong drink
Proverbs 31:6(2)	(1)	wcr	wcr	-wicr	-wicr	־שֵכָר	Eat	שכר strong drink
1 Kings 20:16(6)	(2)	wcvr	wcvr	wicvr	wicor	שִכּוֹר	Eat	שכור drunk
1 Kings 16:9(11)	(2)	wcvr	wcvr	wicvr	wicor	שִכּוֹר	Eat	שכור drunk
Proverbs 26:9(4)	(1)	wcvr	wcvr	-wicvr	-wicor	־שִכּוֹר	Eat	שכור a drunkard
Joel 1:5(2)	(1)	wcvrim	wcvr\im	wicvrim	wicorim	שִכּוֹרִים	Eat	שכורים boozers
Psalms 72:10(9)	(1)	awcr	a/wcr	awcr	awcr	אֶשְכָּר	Economy	אשכר with wages
Job 14:6(6)	(1)	cwcir	c/wcr	cwcir	cwcir	כְּשָכִיר	Economy	כשכיר as a mercenary
1 Chronicles 19:6(15)	(1)	lwcr	l/wcr	lwcvr	lwcor	לִשְכֹּר	Economy	לשכר to hire
Ruth 2:12(5)	(1)	mwcrtc	m/wcr\tc	mwcvrtç	mwcurtç	מַשְכֻּרְתֵּךְ	Economy	משכרתך your wages
Haggai 1:6(16)	(1)	mwtcr	mwt/cr	mwtcr	mwtcr	מִשְתַּכֵּר	Economy	משתכר earns a wage
Proverbs 26:10(6)	(2)	vwcr	v/wcr	vwvcr	vwocr	וְשֹכֵר	Economy	ושכר and the wage of
Proverbs 26:10(4)	(2)	vwcr	v/wcr	vwvcr	vwocr	וְשֹכֵר	Economy	ושכר and the wage of
1 Kings 5:20(12)	(1)	vwcr	v/wcr	vwcr	uwcr	וּשְכַר	Economy	ושכר and wage for
Zechariah 8:10(9)	(1)	vwcr	v/wcr	vwcr	uwcr	וּשְכַר	Economy	ושכר nor wage for
Job 7:2(4)	(1)	vcwcir	vc/wcr	vcwcir	ucwcir	וּכְשָכִיר	Economy	וכשכיר and like a mercenary
Haggai 1:6(15)	(1)	vhmwtcr	vhmwt/cr	vhmwtcr	vhmwtcr	וְהַמִּשְתַּכֵּר	Economy	והמשתכר and the one who earns a wage
Judges 9:4(8)	(1)	viwcr	vi/wcr	viwcvr	viwcor	וַיִּשְכֹּר	Economy	וישכר and contracted
2 Chronicles 25:6(1)	(1)	viwcr	vi/wcr	viwcvr	viwcor	וַיִּשְכֹּר	Economy	וישכר and he contracted
Judges 18:4(8)	(1)	viwcrni	vi/wcr\ni	viwcrni	viwcrni	וַיִּשְכְּרֵנִי	Economy	וישכרני and he has hired me
1 Chronicles 19:7(1)	(1)	viwcrv	vi/wcr\v	viwcrv	viwcru	וַיִּשְכְּרוּ	Economy	וישכרו and they hired
Job 7:1(7)	(1)	wcir	wc\ir	wcir	wcir	שָכִיר	Economy	שכיר a mercenary
Malachi 3:5(13)	(1)	wcir	wc\ir	-wcir	-wcir	־שָכִיר	Economy	שכיר the wage-earner
Zechariah 8:10(5)	(2)	wcr	wcr	wcr	wcr	שְכַר	Economy	שכר the wage of
Malachi 3:5(12)	(2)	wcr	wcr	wcr	wcr	שְכַר	Economy	שכר the wage of
Proverbs 11:18(7)	(1)	wcr	wcr	wcr	wcr	שֶכֶר	Economy	שכר earns
2 Kings 7:6(18)	(1)	wcr	wcr	wcr	wcr	שָכַר	Economy	שכר has hired
Psalms 127:3(5)	(3)	wcr	wcr	wcr	wcr	שָכָר	Economy	שכר a wage
2 Chronicles 15:7(8)	(3)	wcr	wcr	wcr	wcr	שָכָר	Economy	שכר a wage
Qohelet 4:9(8)	(3)	wcr	wcr	wcr	wcr	שָכָר	Economy	שכר a wage
Qohelet 9:5(12)	(1)	wcr	wcr	wcr	wcr	שָכָר	Economy	שכר wage
Jonah 1:3(14)	(1)	wcrh	wcr\h	wcrh	wcrh	שְכָרָהּ	Economy	שכרה her fare
Zechariah 11:12(7)	(1)	wcri	wcr\i	wcri	wcri	שְכָרִי	Economy	שכרי my wage
Zechariah 11:12(13)	(1)	wcri	wcr\i	-wcri	-wcri	־שְכָרִי	Economy	שכרי my wage
2 Chronicles 24:12(11)	(1)	wcrim	wcr\im	wvcrim	wocrim	שֹכְרִים	Economy	שכרים hiring
1 Chronicles 26:4(10)	(1)	vwcr	v/wcr	vwcr	vwcr	וְשָכָר	Person	ושכר and Wage
1 Chronicles 11:35(3)	(1)	wcr	wcr	-wcr	-wcr	־שָכָר	Person	שכר Wage

Unpointing the Hebrew (alm)

 My code may not work by abstraction, but the idea of a stem can be drawn out (abstrahere) of the results. Here is a-l-m in the test data. Again the multiple explicit rules about allowing hireq to instantiate as yod have been reduced to just one: let it happen always for this stem. Another explicit rule is that qamats vav becomes 'iv'. This is an odd rule that happens to only 4 stems. I wonder if another rule might take over. No, it's basically a spelling correction to the WLC and occurs only once. So it is in this case a standard suffix form and is only a 'rule' for this transformation that I am doing. 

This stem also allows tsere to become a yod for these word forms: v/!\iv, v/!\v, vl/!\iv, v/!\vt, l/!\vt, t/!\nh where ! stands for whatever is left of the stem in the word form. These look to me like plurals and possessives. Possibly this will provide a 'smarter' algorithm.

It's fair to say though that some possessives may never occur in the corpus, so let's see what develops.

This is another strong stem. No part of it is ever missing from a word form. It is also another multi-valent word signifying porch (my domain 'city') and a part of a phrase signifying coincidence or some suitable place as in the phrase al-mqom ploni almoni. Also the sense of dumb in the domain of quiet, the word for gut, a body part, and the word for sheaves.

Reference	Count	word form	morph	unpointed	Sim word	WLC word	Domain	translation
Psalms 73:4(6)	(1)	avlm	avlm	avlm	aulm	אוּלָם	Body part	אולם their gut
1 Kings 7:7(6)	(2)	alm	alm	avlm	aulm	אֻלָם	City	אלם the porch of
Ezekiel 40:15(7)	(2)	alm	alm	aulm	aulm	אֻלָם	City	אלם the porch of
Ezekiel 40:48(7)	(1)	alm	alm	aulm	aulm	אֻלָם	City	אלם the porch
Ezekiel 40:48(3)	(3)	alm	alm	-aulm	-aulm	־אֻלָם	City	אלם the porch of
Ezekiel 40:8(3)	(3)	alm	alm	-aulm	-aulm	־אֻלָם	City	אלם the porch of
Ezekiel 40:9(3)	(3)	alm	alm	-aulm	-aulm	־אֻלָם	City	אלם the porch of
1 Kings 7:6(2)	(1)	avlm	avlm	avlm	aulm	אוּלָם	City	אולם a porch of
2 Chronicles 15:8(27)	(2)	avlm	avlm	avlm	aulm	אוּלָם	City	אולם the porch of
Ezekiel 40:7(15)	(2)	avlm	avlm	aulm	aulm	אוּלָם	City	אולם the porch of
Ezekiel 40:49(2)	(1)	halm	h/alm	haulm	haulm	הָאֻלָם	City	האלם the porch
2 Chronicles 29:7(4)	(4)	havlm	h/avlm	havlm	haulm	הָאוּלָם	City	האולם the porch
1 Chronicles 28:11(7)	(4)	havlm	h/avlm	havlm	haulm	הָאוּלָם	City	האולם the porch
2 Chronicles 8:12(12)	(4)	havlm	h/avlm	havlm	haulm	הָאוּלָם	City	האולם the porch
Joel 2:17(2)	(4)	havlm	h/avlm	havlm	haulm	הָאוּלָם	City	האולם the porch
1 Kings 7:21(4)	(1)	lalm	l/alm	lavlm	laulm	לְאֻלָם	City	לאלם for the porch of
Ezekiel 40:40(14)	(1)	lalm	l/alm	laulm	laulm	לְאֻלָם	City	לאלם of the porch of
Ezekiel 40:16(12)	(1)	lalmvt	l/alm\vt	lailmot	lailmot	לָאֵלַמּוֹת	City	לאלמות to the porches
2 Chronicles 29:17(10)	(1)	lavlm	l/avlm	lavlm	laulm	לְאוּלָם	City	לאולם to the porch of
1 Kings 7:8(8)	(1)	lavlm	l/avlm	lavlm	laulm	לָאוּלָם	City	לאולם the porch
Ezekiel 40:9(10)	(1)	valm	v/alm	vaulm	vaulm	וְאֻלָם	City	ואלם and the porch of
Ezekiel 40:33(3)	(6)	valmiv	v/alm\iv	vailmiv	vailmiv	וְאֵלַמָּיו	City	ואלמיו and its porches
Ezekiel 40:21(7)	(6)	valmiv	v/alm\iv	vailmiv	vailmiv	וְאֵלַמָּיו	City	ואלמיו and its porches
Ezekiel 40:36(3)	(6)	valmiv	v/alm\iv	vailmiv	vailmiv	וְאֵלַמָּיו	City	ואלמיו and its porches
Ezekiel 40:29(3)	(6)	valmiv	v/alm\iv	vailmiv	vailmiv	וְאֵלַמָּיו	City	ואלמיו and its porches
Ezekiel 40:34(1)	(6)	valmiv	v/alm\iv	vailmiv	vailmiv	וְאֵלַמָּיו	City	ואלמיו and its porches
Ezekiel 40:26(4)	(6)	valmiv	v/alm\iv	vailmiv	vailmiv	וְאֵלַמָּיו	City	ואלמיו and its porches
Ezekiel 40:31(1)	(1)	valmv	v/alm\v	vailmiv	vailmiv	וְאֵלַמָּו	City	ואלמו and its porch
Ezekiel 40:30(1)	(1)	valmvt	v/alm\vt	vailmot	vailmot	וְאֵלַמּוֹת	City	ואלמות and porches
1 Kings 7:6(11)	(1)	vavlm	v/avlm	vavlm	vaulm	וְאוּלָם	City	ואולם and porch
1 Kings 7:7(1)	(1)	vavlm	v/avlm	vavlm	vaulm	וְאוּלָם	City	ואולם and the porch for
Ezekiel 40:24(10)	(1)	vailmv	vai/lm\v	vailmiv	vailmiv	וְאֵילַמָּיו	City	ואילמו and porch
Ezekiel 40:39(1)	(1)	vbalm	vb/alm	ubaulm	ubaulm	וּבְאֻלָם	City	ובאלם and in the porch of
1 Kings 6:3(1)	(2)	vhavlm	vh/avlm	vhavlm	vhaulm	וְהָאוּלָם	City	והאולם and the porch
2 Chronicles 3:4(1)	(2)	vhavlm	vh/avlm	vhavlm	vhaulm	וְהָאוּלָם	City	והאולם and the porch
1 Kings 7:12(14)	(1)	vlalm	vl/alm	vlavlm	ulaulm	וּלְאֻלָם	City	ולאלם and for the porch of
Ezekiel 40:29(8)	(1)	vlalmiv	vl/alm\iv	ulailmiv	ulailmiv	וּלְאֵלַמָּיו	City	ולאלמיו and its porches
Ezekiel 40:33(8)	(1)	vlalmiv	vl/alm\iv	ulailmiv	ulailmiv	וּלְאֵלַמָּיו	City	ולאלמיו and of the porches
Ezekiel 40:25(3)	(1)	vlailmiv	vlai/lm\iv	ulailmiv	ulailmiv	וּלְאֵילַמָּיו	City	ולאילמיו and its porches
Psalms 126:6(11)	(1)	almtiv	alm\tiv	alvmvtiv	alumotiv	אֲלֻמֹּתָיו	Harvest	אלמתיו his sheaves
Ruth 4:1(17)	(1)	almni	alm\ni	almvni	almoni	אַלְמֹנִי	Meet	אלמני coincidence
Psalms 58:2(2)	(1)	alm	alm	alm	alm	אֵלֶם	Quiet	אלם a dumb
Psalms 56:1(4)	(1)	alm	alm	alm	alm	אֵלֶם	Quiet	אלם dumbed
Habakkuk 2:18(17)	(1)	almim	alm\im	ailmim	ailmim	אִלְּמִים	Quiet	אלמים dumb
1 Kings 7:19(8)	(1)	bavlm	b/avlm	bavlm	baulm	בָּאוּלָם	Quiet	באולם in the porch
1 Kings 7:8(19)	(1)	cavlm	c/avlm	cavlm	caulm	כָּאוּלָם	Quiet	כאולם like porch
Proverbs 31:8(3)	(1)	lalm	l/alm	lailm	lailm	לְאִלֵּם	Quiet	לאלם for the dumb
Psalms 39:10(1)	(2)	nalmti	n/alm\ti	nalmti	nalmti	נֶאֱלַמְתִּי	Quiet	נאלמתי I was dumb
Psalms 39:3(1)	(2)	nalmti	n/alm\ti	nalmti	nalmti	נֶאֱלַמְתִּי	Quiet	נאלמתי I was dumb
Psalms 31:19(1)	(1)	talmnh	t/alm\nh	tialmnh	tialmnh	תֵּאָלַמְנָה	Quiet	תאלמנה let be dumb
Psalms 38:14(5)	(1)	vcalm	vc/alm	vcailm	ucailm	וּכְאִלֵּם	Quiet	וכאלם and as dumb

Unpointing the Hebrew text (gdl)

 Taking at random another stem, let's see how it behaves. I will consolidate the distinct lines in the table this time. The process may be revelatory eventually. There may be over 4000 stems, but explicit rules apply to only 762 of them out of the 3000+ so far considered.

For gdl, there are still 184 distinct rows. But that is down from over 500 individual instances. So you will need to look up the chapter and verse in a concordance (if you care to) since I have reduced the references to a count.

What are the rules for the stem g-d-l? There are both explicit rules and generic rules. The explicit ones are easy to find, the implicit may be a little trickier. I had 5 explicit rules about allowing hireq to be realized as i. Now I see that they reduce to two rules - always allow hireq to become i for this stem. But prevent the prefix 'hi'. There is one other explicit rule: allow qamats under the second letter to become 'o'. 

You will note that the SimHebrew allows o, u, and v where the regular unpointed Hebrew has no distinction. These differences are shown with a background colour. I ignore differences in the placement of maqef. I have accepted the WLC for the most part. The other source, Mechon-Mamre, occasionally misses a necessary maqef (for words with no accent) and occasionally adds others.

Implicit rules are for all stems but may not be executed if the general condition does not apply. For instance, 

• in the first word in the table, the hireq for the closed syllable mg is not rendered. This is true with some exceptions, and gdl is not one of them.
• the qubuts is realized always as /u/.
• the holem is rendered as /o/. For some stems the holem is not rendered. Note that holem and vav with holem are identically transformed.
• there are lots of general rules about ii and gdl uses none of them. Double i is implicitly disallowed. It may be explicitly allowed for a few stems (only 9 - and these may disappear with more data if I find a better way to get to the double i).
• Double i is often required for the preterite but it does not appear here. (See the last two entries in the table below.)
• there are lots of general rules around plural forms and common middle of word forms. None of these appears to be needed for gdl. 
• tsere and segol are ignored for gdl.

It may be that such a 'strong' verb where each consonant is explicitly in every word form does not require all the subtleties of the vowel system.

Instances of stem gdl in the test data (approx 140k words) sorted by Hebrew word.

Count	word-form	morph	unpointed	SimHebrew	Hebrew word	Domain	translation
(1)	vbmgdlvt	vbm/gdl\vt	vbmgdlvt	ubmgdlot	וּבַמִּגְדָּלוֹת	DEFENSE	ובמגדלות and in the towers
(1)	vmgdl	vm/gdl	vmgdl	umgdl	וּמִגְדַּל	DEFENSE	ומגדל and a tower
(1)	gdlc	gdl\c	gdlç	gdlç	גַּדֶּלְךָ	MEASURE	גדלך magnify you
(1)	gdlti	gdl\ti	gdvlti	gdulti	גְּדֻלָּתִי	MEASURE	גדלתי my greatness
(1)	gdvl	gdvl	gdvl	gdol	גָּדוֹל	MEASURE	גדול who was great
(1)	gdvlh	gdvl\h	gdvlh	gdolh	גְדֹלָה	MEASURE	גדולה great
(2)	gdvlh	gdvl\h	gdvlh	gdolh	גְדוֹלָה	MEASURE	גדולה a great
(21)	gdvlh	gdvl\h	gdolh	gdolh	גְדוֹלָה	MEASURE	גדולה great
(1)	gdvlih	gdvl\ih	-gdvlih	-gdolih	־גְּדוֹלֶיהָ	MEASURE	גדוליה her great ones
(1)	hgdil	h/gdl	hgdil	hgdil	הִגְדִּיל	MEASURE	הגדיל magnified
(1)	hgdlh	h/gdl\h	hgdvlh	hgdulh	הַגְּדֻלָּה	MEASURE	הגדלה is the greatness
(2)	hgdlim	h/gdl\im	hgdolim	hgdolim	הַגְּדֹלִים	MEASURE	הגדלים great
(1)	hgdlim	h/gdl\im	hgdvlim	hgdolim	הַגְּדֹלִים	MEASURE	הגדלים the greatest
(1)	hgdlim	h/gdl\im	-hgdvlim	-hgdolim	־הַגְּדֹלִים	MEASURE	הגדלים great
(1)	hgdlvt	h/gdl\vt	-hgdvlvt	-hgdulot	־הַגְּדֻלּוֹת	MEASURE	הגדלות great things
(6)	hgdvlh	h/gdvl\h	hgdvlh	hgdolh	הַגְּדוֹלָה	MEASURE	הגדולה great
(1)	igdlv	i/gdl\v	igdlv	igdlu	יִגְדָּלוּ	MEASURE	יגדלו they had grown up
(1)	itgdl	it/gdl	-itgdl	-itgdl	־יִתְגַּדֵּל	MEASURE	יתגדל will magnify itself
(1)	tgdlnv	t/gdl\nv	tgdlnv	tgdlnu	תְגַדְּלֶנּוּ	MEASURE	תגדלנו you make him great
(1)	vigdl	vi/gdl	vigdl	vigdl	וִיגַדֵּל	MEASURE	ויגדל and let become greater
(1)	vigdlv	vi/gdl\v	vigdilv	vigdilu	וַיַּגְדִּלוּ	MEASURE	ויגדלו and promoted themselves
(1)	vlhgdil	vlh/gdl	vlhgdil	ulhgdil	וּלְהַגְדִּיל	MEASURE	ולהגדיל and to inflate
(1)	hmgdl	hm/gdl	-hmgdl	-hmgdl	־הַמִּגְדָּל	DEFENSE	המגדל tower
(1)	vmgdl	vm/gdl	vmgdl	umgdl	וּמִגְדַּל	DEFENSE	ומגדל and from the tower of
(1)	vmgdl	vm/gdl	vmgdl	umgdl	וּמִגְדַּל	DEFENSE	ומגדל and the tower of
(1)	bgdlvt	b/gdl\vt	bgdvlvt	bgdolot	בִּגְדֹלוֹת	MEASURE	בגדלות in great things
(1)	gdlim	gdl\im	gdvlim	gdolim	גְּדֹלִים	MEASURE	גדלים the great
(1)	gdlv	gdl\v	gdlv	gdlu	גַּדְּלוּ	MEASURE	גדלו greatly magnify
(4)	gdlv	gdl\v	gdlv	gdlu	גָּדְלוּ	MEASURE	גדלו promoted
(1)	gdlvt	gdl\vt	-gdvlvt	-gdolot	־גְּדֹלוֹת	MEASURE	גדלות great
(5)	gdvl	gdvl	gdvl	gdol	גָּדוֹל	MEASURE	גדול great is
(1)	gdvl	gdvl	-gdvl	-gdol	־גָדוֹל	MEASURE	גדול is great
(1)	hgdlvt	h/gdl\vt	hgdvlvt	hgdolot	הַגְּדֹלוֹת	MEASURE	הגדלות great
(1)	hgdilv	h/gdlv	hgdilv	hgdilu	הִגְדִּילוּ	MEASURE	הגדילו they magnify themselves
(1)	hgdvl	h/gdvl	hgdvl	hgdol	הַגָּדוֹל	MEASURE	הגדול magnified
(1)	hgdvlim	h/gdvl\im	hgdvlim	hgdolim	הַגְּדוֹלִים	MEASURE	הגדולים the great
(2)	igdl	i/gdl	igdl	igdl	יִגְדַּל	MEASURE	יגדל be magnified
(1)	mgdlim	m/gdl\im	mgvdlim	mgudlim	מְגֻדָּלִים	MEASURE	מגדלים developed
(1)	vgdl	v/gdl	vgdvl	ugdol	וּגְדָל	MEASURE	וגדל but great in
(1)	vgdltc	v/gdl\tc	vgdvltç	ugdultç	וּגְדוּלָּתְךָ	MEASURE	וגדלתך and your greatness
(1)	vigdilv	v/gdlv	vigdilv	vigdilu	וַיַּגְדִּילוּ	MEASURE	ויגדילו and promote themselves
(1)	vgdvl	v/gdvl	vgdvl	vgdol	וְגָדוֹל	MEASURE	וגדול or great
(1)	vgdvl	v/gdvl	vgdol	vgdol	וְגָדוֹל	MEASURE	וגדול or greater
(2)	vigdl	vi/gdl	vigdl	vigdl	וַיִּגְדַּל	MEASURE	ויגדל and grew
(2)	cgdvl	c/gdvl	cgdvl	cgdol	כַּגָּדוֹל	MEASURE	כגדול or the greater
(1)	gdlim	gdl\im	gdilim	gdilim	גְּדִלִים	MEASURE	גדלים great
(6)	gdlim	gdl\im	gdolim	gdolim	גְּדֹלִים	MEASURE	גדלים great
(1)	gdlt	gdl\t	gdvlt	gdult	גְּדֻלַּת	MEASURE	גדלת the greatness of
(2)	gdvl	gdvl	gdvl	gdol	גָדוֹל	MEASURE	גדול great is
(6)	gdvl	gdvl	gdvl	gdol	גָדוֹל	MEASURE	גדול great
(1)	gdvl	gdvl	gdvl	gdol	גָּדוֹל	MEASURE	גדול as great
(41)	gdvl	gdvl	gdol	gdol	גָּדוֹל	MEASURE	גדול great
(1)	gdvl	gdvl	gdol	gdol	גָּדוֹל	MEASURE	גדול was great
(4)	gdvl	gdvl	-gdvl	-gdol	־גָּדוֹל	MEASURE	גדול the greatest
(4)	gdvl	gdvl	-gdol	-gdol	־גָּדוֹל	MEASURE	גדול the greatest
(21)	gdvlh	gdvl\h	gdvlh	gdolh	גְדוֹלָה	MEASURE	גדולה great
(1)	gdvlh	gdvl\h	gdvlh	gdolh	גְדוֹלָה	MEASURE	גדולה greater
(1)	hgdil	h/gdl	hgdil	hgdil	הִגְדִּיל	MEASURE	הגדיל exaggerated
(1)	hgdlt	h/gdl\t	-hgdlt	-hgdlt	־הִגְדַּלְתָּ	MEASURE	הגדלת you magnify
(1)	hgdlvt	h/gdl\vt	-hgdvlvt	-hgdolot	־הַגְּדֹלוֹת	MEASURE	הגדלות the great things
(1)	hgdvl	h/gdvl	hgdvl	hgdol	הַגָּדוֹל	MEASURE	הגדול greater
(1)	hgdvl	h/gdvl	hgdvl	hgdol	הַגָּדוֹל	MEASURE	הגדול older
(1)	hgdvlh	h/gdvl\h	hgdvlh	hgdolh	הַגְּדוֹלָה	MEASURE	הגדולה that great
(1)	vgdvl	v/gdvl	vgdvl	vgdol	וְגָדוֹל	MEASURE	וגדול and was great
(1)	vagdlnv	va/gdl\nv	vagdlnv	vagdlnu	וַאֲגַדְּלֶנּוּ	MEASURE	ואגדלנו and will magnify him
(1)	vhgdvl	vh/gdvl	vhgdvl	vhgdol	וְהַגָּדוֹל	MEASURE	והגדול and the greatest
(3)	mgdl	m/gdl	mgdl	mgdl	מִגְדַּל	DEFENSE	מגדל the tower of
(1)	mgdl	m/gdl	-mgdl	-mgdl	־מִגְדַּל	DEFENSE	מגדל the tower of
(1)	mgdlih	m/gdl\ih	mgdlih	mgdlih	מִגְדָּלֶיהָ	DEFENSE	מגדליה her towers
(2)	mmgdl	mm/gdl	mmgdl	mmgdl	מִמִּגְדַּל	DEFENSE	ממגדל from tower
(1)	cgdl	c/gdl	cgvdl	cgodl	כְּגֹדֶל	MEASURE	כגדל according to the greatness of
(1)	gdl	gdl	gdvl	gdol	גְּדָל	MEASURE	גדל great
(1)	gdli	gdl\i	-gdvli	-gdoli	־גְּדֹלֵי	MEASURE	גדלי the privileged of
(1)	gdlni	gdl\ni	gdlni	gdlni	גְּדֵלַנִי	MEASURE	גדלני he grew up with me
(2)	gdlv	gdl\v	gidlv	gidlo	גִּדְּלוֹ	MEASURE	גדלו promoted for him
(1)	gdlv	gdl\v	-gdlv	-gdlu	־גָּדְלוּ	MEASURE	גדלו great
(1)	gdlvt	gdl\vt	gdvlvt	gdolot	גְּדֹלוֹת	MEASURE	גדלות greatness
(1)	gdlvt	gdl\vt	gdvlvt	gdulot	גְּדֻלּוֹת	MEASURE	גדלות great
(1)	gdvl	gdvl	gdvl	gdol	גָדוֹל	MEASURE	גדול a great
(3)	gdvl	gdvl	gdvl	gdol	גָּדוֹל	MEASURE	גדול a great
(8)	gdvl	gdvl	-gdvl	-gdol	־גָדוֹל	MEASURE	גדול great
(8)	gdvl	gdvl	-gdol	-gdol	־גָדוֹל	MEASURE	גדול great
(1)	gdvl	gdvl	-gdvl	-gdol	־גָדוֹל	MEASURE	גדול greater
(1)	gdvl	gdvl	-gdvl	-gdol	־גָּדוֹל	MEASURE	גדול a great
(1)	gdvlim	gdvl\im	gdvlim	gdolim	גְּדוֹלִים	MEASURE	גדולים great
(1)	gdvltv	gdvl\tv	gdvltv	gdulto	גְּדוּלָּתוֹ	MEASURE	גדולתו his greatness
(1)	hgdl	h/gdl	hgdol	hgdol	הַגָּדֹל	MEASURE	הגדל great
(1)	hgdlh	h/gdl\h	hgdvlh	hgdolh	הַגְּדֹלָה	MEASURE	הגדלה great
(1)	hgdlti	h/gdl\ti	hgdlti	hgdlti	הִגְדַּלְתִּי	MEASURE	הגדלתי have made myself great
(38)	hgdvl	h/gdvl	hgdol	hgdol	הַגָּדוֹל	MEASURE	הגדול great
(1)	hgdvl	h/gdvl	-hgdvl	-hgdol	־הַגָּדוֹל	MEASURE	הגדול great
(1)	hmgdilim	hm/gdlm	hmgdilim	hmgdilim	הַמַּגְדִּילִים	MEASURE	המגדילים who magnify themselves
(1)	igdlv	i/gdl\v	-igdlv	-igdlu	־יְגַדְּלוּ	MEASURE	יגדלו had grown up
(1)	lgdl	l/gdl	lgdl	lgdl	לְגַדֵּל	MEASURE	לגדל to make great
(1)	mgdil	m/gdl	mgdil	mgdil	מַגְדִּיל	MEASURE	מגדיל for the one who magnifies
(1)	vgdl	v/gdl	vgdl	vgdl	וְגָדֵל	MEASURE	וגדל and grew
(1)	vgdliv	v/gdl\iv	vgdvliv	ugdoliv	וּגְדֹלָיו	MEASURE	וגדליו and his great ones
(1)	vgdvl	v/gdvl	vgdvl	vgdol	וְגָדוֹל	MEASURE	וגדול and became greater
(2)	vigdl	vi/gdl	vigdl	vigdl	וַיִּגְדַּל	MEASURE	ויגדל and became greater
(1)	vigdl	vi/gdl	vigdl	vigdl	וַיִּגְדַּל	MEASURE	ויגדל visualize - greater
(1)	vlgdltv	vl/gdl\tv	vlgdvltv	vlgdulto	וְלִגְדֻלָּתוֹ	MEASURE	ולגדלתו and his greatness
(1)	mgdlvt	m/gdl\vt	mgdlvt	mgdlot	מִגְדְּלוֹת	DEFENSE	מגדלות towers
(1)	vmgdl	vm/gdl	umgdl	umgdl	וּמִגְדָּל	DEFENSE	ומגדל and a tower
(1)	cgdvl	c/gdvl	cgdvl	cgdol	כַּגָּדוֹל	MEASURE	כגדול to the greater
(1)	gdl	gdl	-gdvl	-gdol	־גָדֹל	MEASURE	גדל great
(1)	gdli	gdl\i	gdli	gdli	גִּדְלֵי	MEASURE	גדלי great of
(1)	gdlim	gdl\im	gdvlim	gdolim	גְדֹלִים	MEASURE	גדלים the great
(1)	gdlim	gdl\im	gdvlim	gdolim	גְּדֹלִים	MEASURE	גדלים great are
(1)	gdvl	gdvl	-gdvl	-gdol	־גָּדוֹל	MEASURE	גדול the great
(2)	gdvlh	gdvl\h	-gdvlh	-gdolh	־גְּדוֹלָה	MEASURE	גדולה great
(1)	hgdil	h/gdl	hgdil	hgdil	הִגְדִּיל	MEASURE	הגדיל has exaggerated
(38)	hgdvl	h/gdvl	hgdvl	hgdol	הַגָּדוֹל	MEASURE	הגדול great
(3)	hgdvl	h/gdvl	hgdvl	hgdol	הַגָּדוֹל	MEASURE	הגדול the great
(3)	hgdvlh	h/gdvl\h	hgdvlh	hgdolh	הַגְּדוֹלָה	MEASURE	הגדולה the great
(1)	igdl	i/gdl	igdl	igdl	יִגְדַּל	MEASURE	יגדל he will be great
(1)	mgdvl	m/gdvl	mgdvl	mgdol	מִגָּדוֹל	MEASURE	מגדול from the greatest
(1)	mgdvlm	m/gdvl\m	mgdvlm	mgdolm	מִגְּדוֹלָם	MEASURE	מגדולם from the greatest of them
(1)	vgdl	v/gdl	vgdvl	ugdol	וּגְדָל	MEASURE	וגדל and of great
(1)	vgdvlh	v/gdvl\h	vgdvlh	ugdulh	וּגְדוּלָּה	MEASURE	וגדולה or privilege
(1)	vhgdvl	vh/gdvl	vhgdvl	vhgdol	וְהַגָּדוֹל	MEASURE	והגדול and the great one
(1)	vigdlv	vi/gdl\v	vigdlv	vigdlu	וַיִּגְדְּלוּ	MEASURE	ויגדלו and grew
(1)	vtgdli	vt/gdl\i	vtgdli	vtgdli	וַתִּגְדְּלִי	MEASURE	ותגדלי and you have become great
(1)	cmgdl	cm/gdl	cmgdl	cmgdl	כְּמִגְדַּל	DEFENSE	כמגדל like a tower of
(1)	hmgdlvt	hm/gdl\vt	-hmgdlvt	-hmgdlot	־הַמִּגְדָּלוֹת	DEFENSE	המגדלות the towers
(1)	tgdilv	t/gdlv	tgdilv	tgdilu	תַּגְדִּילוּ	DEFENSE	תגדילו you tower
(2)	vmgdlim	vm/gdl\im	vmgdlim	umgdlim	וּמִגְדָּלִים	DEFENSE	ומגדלים and towers
(1)	gdl	gdl	gdol	gdol	גְּדֹל	MEASURE	גדל great
(1)	gdlv	gdl\v	gvdlv	gudlo	גֻּדְלוֹ	MEASURE	גדלו his greatness
(4)	gdlvt	gdl\vt	gdvlvt	gdolot	גְדֹלוֹת	MEASURE	גדלות great things
(41)	gdvl	gdvl	gdvl	gdol	גָּדוֹל	MEASURE	גדול great
(1)	gdvl	gdvl	gdvl	gdol	גָּדוֹל	MEASURE	גדול greater
(1)	gdvlh	gdvl\h	gdvlh	gdolh	גְדוֹלָה	MEASURE	גדולה is great
(1)	hgdil	h/gdl	-hgdil	-hgdil	־הִגְדִּיל	MEASURE	הגדיל exaggerated
(1)	hgdlti	h/gdl\ti	hgdlti	hgdlti	הִגְדַּלְתִּי	MEASURE	הגדלתי I made myself great
(1)	hgdlvt	h/gdl\vt	hgdolot	hgdolot	הַגְּדֹלוֹת	MEASURE	הגדלות the one older
(1)	igdl	i/gdl	igdl	igdl	יִגְדַּל	MEASURE	יגדל great
(2)	lmgdvl	lm/gdvl	lmgdvl	lmgdol	לְמִגָּדוֹל	MEASURE	למגדול from the greatest
(1)	mgdlim	m/gdl\im	mgdlim	mgdlim	מְגַדְּלִים	MEASURE	מגדלים those who had developed
(1)	tgdl	t/gdl	-tgdl	-tgdl	־תַּגְדֵּל	MEASURE	תגדל you should have sounded off
(1)	vgdvl	v/gdvl	vgdvl	vgdol	וְגָדוֹל	MEASURE	וגדול and great
(1)	vgdvlh	v/gdvl\h	vgdvlh	ugdolh	וּגְדוֹלָה	MEASURE	וגדולה and she was magnified
(1)	vigdl	vi/gdl	vigdl	vigdl	וַיְגַדֵּל	MEASURE	ויגדל and magnified
(1)	cmgdlvt	cm/gdl\vt	cmgdlvt	cmgdlot	כַּמִּגְדָּלוֹת	DEFENSE	כמגדלות as towers
(2)	hgdvl	h/gdvl	hgdvl	hgdol	הַגָּדוֹל	GOD	הגדול the Great
(2)	hgdvl	h/gdvl	hgdol	hgdol	הַגָּדוֹל	GOD	הגדול the Great
(1)	gdl	gdl	gidl	gidl	גִּדַּל	MEASURE	גדל promoted
(1)	gdl	gdl	-godl	-godl	־גֹדֶל	MEASURE	גדל the inflated
(6)	gdlim	gdl\im	gdvlim	gdolim	גְּדֹלִים	MEASURE	גדלים great
(4)	gdvl	gdvl	gdvl	gdol	גָּדוֹל	MEASURE	גדול is great
(1)	hgdvl	h/gdvl	-hgdvl	-hgdol	־הַגָּדוֹל	MEASURE	הגדול the great
(1)	hgdvlh	h/gdvl\h	hgdolh	hgdolh	הַגְּדוֹלָה	MEASURE	הגדולה older
(1)	lhgdil	lh/gdl	lhgdil	lhgdil	לְהַגְדִּיל	MEASURE	להגדיל must be great
(1)	vgdlti	v/gdl\ti	vgdlti	vgdlti	וְגָדַלְתִּי	MEASURE	וגדלתי so I was great
(1)	vigdlhv	vi/gdl\hv	vigdlhv	vigdlhu	וַיְגַדְּלֵהוּ	MEASURE	ויגדלהו and made him to be greatly
(2)	cmgdl	cm/gdl	cmgdl	cmgdl	כְּמִגְדַּל	DEFENSE	כמגדל like the tower of
(2)	hmgdl	hm/gdl	hmgdl	hmgdl	הַמִּגְדָּל	DEFENSE	המגדל the tower
(3)	hmgdl	hm/gdl	-hmgdl	-hmgdl	־הַמִּגְדָּל	DEFENSE	המגדל the tower
(1)	hmgdlim	hm/gdl\im	-hmgdlim	-hmgdlim	־הַמִּגְדָּלִים	DEFENSE	המגדלים the towers
(3)	mgdl	m/gdl	mgdl	mgdl	מִגְדַּל	DEFENSE	מגדל a tower of
(2)	mgdlim	m/gdl\im	mgdlim	mgdlim	מִגְדָּלִים	DEFENSE	מגדלים towers
(1)	cgdl	c/gdl	cgdol	cgdol	כַּגָּדֹל	MEASURE	כגדל or the greatest
(1)	gdl	gdl	gidl	gidl	גִּדַּל	MEASURE	גדל magnified
(1)	gdl	gdl	gdl	-gdl	־גָדַל	MEASURE	גדל great
(1)	gdliv	gdl\iv	-gdvliv	-gdoliv	־גְּדֹלָיו	MEASURE	גדליו his privileged
(1)	gdlt	gdl\t	gdolot	gdolot	גְּדֹלֹת	MEASURE	גדלת great
(1)	gdlt	gdl\t	gdlt	gdlt	גָּדַלְתָּ	MEASURE	גדלת you are great
(1)	gdltv	gdl\tv	gidltv	gidlto	גִדַּלְתּוֹ	MEASURE	גדלתו you did make great
(1)	gdlvt	gdl\vt	gdvlvt	gdolot	גְדֹלוֹת	MEASURE	גדלות greatness
(10)	gdlvt	gdl\vt	gdvlvt	gdolot	גְּדֹלוֹת	MEASURE	גדלות great
(1)	gdvl	gdvl	gdvl	gdol	גָדוֹל	MEASURE	גדול was great
(5)	gdvl	gdvl	-gdvl	-gdol	־גָּדוֹל	MEASURE	גדול great
(1)	gdvlh	gdvl\h	gdvlh	gdolh	גְדוֹלָה	MEASURE	גדולה greatly
(8)	gdvlh	gdvl\h	gdvlh	gdolh	גְּדוֹלָה	MEASURE	גדולה great
(4)	gdvlh	gdvl\h	-gdvlh	-gdolh	־גְדוֹלָה	MEASURE	גדולה great
(1)	gdvlim	gdvl\im	gdvlim	gdolim	גְּדוֹלִים	MEASURE	גדולים great ones
(2)	hgdil	h/gdl	hgdil	hgdil	הִגְדִּיל	MEASURE	הגדיל greatly
(1)	hgdil	h/gdl	hgdil	hgdil	הִגְדִּיל	MEASURE	הגדיל magnifying himself
(1)	hgdl	h/gdl	hgdol	hgdol	הַגָּדֹל	MEASURE	הגדל greater
(6)	hgdvlh	h/gdvl\h	hgdolh	hgdolh	הַגְּדוֹלָה	MEASURE	הגדולה great
(1)	hgdvlh	h/gdvl\h	-hgdvlh	-hgdulh	־הַגְּדוּלָּה	MEASURE	הגדולה greatness
(2)	igdl	i/gdl	igdl	igdl	יִגְדַּל	MEASURE	יגדל great is
(1)	tgdl	t/gdl	-tgdl	-tgdl	־תִגְדַּל	MEASURE	תגדל are magnified
(1)	vigdl	vi/gdl	vigdl	vigdl	וְיִגְדַּל	MEASURE	ויגדל and let be magnified
(1)	vigdl	vi/gdl	vigdl	vigdl	וִיגַדֵּל	MEASURE	ויגדל and may became greater

The September Carnival

 Brent Niedergall has posted Biblical Studies Carnival 175. This will give your spirit a lift. 

I am listening to a little pastoral Bach as I scan it - and it really scans.

My mind is full of pith this morning. I am a bit like an old orange.

The first thing I note is that God is our bootstrap.

God is not an arbitrary invention but a necessary one.

We are under the power of oligarchs because we worship money.

I have had brushes with nihilism. It is unreal.

We are attacked in our discernment of truth but faithfulness prevails.

Violence is a degradation of the thrust of care in evolution.

Dr. Fauci: "I don't know how to teach you that we must care for each other."

Are there any seeds among the pith?

That's the key - who teaches kindness?