1 Chronicles 17:24:21 Chr.17.24.W2TAB
וְיִגְדַּ֨ל
veyigdal
“and may it be great”
- Transliteration
- ve-yig-DAL
- Extended
- veh-yihg-DAL
- IPA
- /vəjiɣˈdal/
Meaning by language
- English
- and may it be great
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
ve-yig-DAL
- phraseyour reading level
ve-yig-DAL shim-KHA ad-o-LAM
- clause
ve-ye-a-MEN ve-yig-DAL shim-KHA ad-o-LAM le-MOR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL e-lo-HIM le-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-ye-a-MEN ve-yig-DAL shim-KHA ad-o-LAM le-MOR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL e-lo-HIM le-yis-ra-EL u-VET-da-VID av-de-KHA na-KHON le-fa-NE-kha
Exegesis
The verse uses sequential vav-consecutive forms: veye’amen {וְ֠יֵֽאָמֵן | wə-yē-’ā-men} ‘and let it be established’ and veyigdal {וְיִגְדַּ֨ל | wə-yig-dal} ‘and may it become great,’ reflecting Hebrew prayerful petitions for divine action.
Root and etymology
Rootg-d-l
“to grow, become great”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:24
And let it be established, and may Your name become great forever, saying, “The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, a God to Israel.” And the house of David your servant will be established before You.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 17:24, so the Hebrew word וְיִגְדַּ֨ל (veyigdal) 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.17.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.24.W2.S1) and character.