1 Chronicles 17:7:151 Chr.17.7.W15TAB
נָגִ֔יד
nagid
“leader”
- Transliteration
- na-GID
- Extended
- naa-GEED
- IPA
- /lihˈjoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- leader
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-GID
- phraseyour reading level
lih-ye-OT na-GID
- clause
lih-ye-OT na-GID AL a-MI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-a-TA ko-TO-mar le-av-DI le-da-VID KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT a-NI le-kakh-TI-kha min-ha-NA-ve min-a-kha-RE ha-TSON lih-ye-OT na-GID AL a-MI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The infinitive construct li-hyōt nā·gîḏ {לִהְיוֹת נָגִיד | li-hyōt nā·gîḏ} ‘to be ruler’ functions as the objective complement of divine purpose.
Root and etymology
n-g-dnun–gimel–dalet
“to stand forth, to lead”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:7
And now thus you shall say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts : I took you from the pasture , from following the flock, to be ruler over My people Israel.’
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:7:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Chronicles 17:7, so the Hebrew word נָגִ֔יד (nagid) 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.17.7.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.7.W15.S1) and character.