1 Chronicles 16:25:21 Chr.16.25.W2TAB
גָד֨וֹל
gadol
“great”
- Transliteration
- ga-DOL
- Extended
- gaa-DOHL
- IPA
- /ɣaːˈdoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- great
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ga-DOL
- phraseyour reading level
KI ga-DOL ye-ho-VAH u-me-hu-LAL
- sentence
KI ga-DOL ye-ho-VAH u-me-hu-LAL me-OD ve-no-RA HU al-KAL-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The adjective gadol {גָד֨וֹל | gā-dôl} ‘great’ forms a verbless clause with the divine name YHWH {יְהוָ֤ה | Yə-hō-wāh}, emphasizing magnitude.
Root and etymology
Rootg-d-l
“to grow, be great”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:25
For the LORD is great and exceedingly worthy of praise ; and He is awesome above all gods.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 16:25, so the Hebrew word גָד֨וֹל (gadol) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.16.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.25.W2.S1) and character.