1 Kings 22:6:111 Kgs.22.6.W11TAB
גִּלְעָ֔ד
gilad
“Gilead”
- Transliteration
- gil-AD
- Extended
- gihl-AAD
- IPA
- /gilˈʕaːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- Gilead
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
gil-AD
- clause
va-yik-BOTS ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ET-ha-ne-vi-IM ke-ar-BA me-OT ISH va-yo-MER a-le-HEM ha-e-LEKH al-ra-MOT gil-AD la-mil-kha-MA im-e-kh-DAL
- sentence
va-yik-BOTS ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ET-ha-ne-vi-IM ke-ar-BA me-OT ISH va-yo-MER a-le-HEM ha-e-LEKH al-ra-MOT gil-AD la-mil-kha-MA im-e-kh-DAL va-yo-me-RU a-LE ve-yi-TEN a-do-NAI be-YAD ha-ME-lekh
In context — 1 Kings 22:6
And the king of Israel gathered about four hundred prophets and said to them, “Shall we go against Ramoth Gilead in battle , or shall we refrain?” And they replied, “Go up, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 22:6:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Kings 22:6, so the Hebrew word גִּלְעָ֔ד (gilad) 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 Kgs.22.6.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.22.6.W11.S1) and character.