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

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Result
גָ + ד֨וֹל
ga + dol
gadol

Alphabet Analysis

Gimelg as in good
Qametslong 'ah'
Daletd as in door
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    ga-DOL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KI ga-DOL ye-ho-VAH u-me-hu-LAL

  3. 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 context1 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.