Enlarge, Enlargement
Enlarge, Enlargement
en-larj, en-larjment: To enlarge is very frequently used figuratively: God enlarge Japheth (Gen 9:27), i.e. make him a great nation; or Thou hast enlarged my steps under me (2Sa 22:37), i.e. Thou hast given me success. A very peculiar use of enlarge is found in the King James Version Psa 4:1 : Thou hast enlarged me (the Revised Version (British and American) set me at large), i.e. Thou hast given me freedom, deliverance from distress. Our heart is enlarged (, platuno; 2Co 6:11), and Be ye also enlarged (2Co 6:13), express great love of one party to another. See also 1Sa 2:1, My mouth is enlarged, i.e. full of praise. Eze 41:7, were broader (the King James Version an enlarging).
Enlargement, the King James Version, Est 4:14 from , rawah, to enlarge, to respite, is rendered relief by the Revised Version (British and American) in better harmony with deliverance with which the word is paired.