1 Samuel 13:14:111 Sam.13.14.W11TAB
לְנָגִיד֙
lenagid
“to be ruler or leader”
- Transliteration
- le-na-GID
- Extended
- leh-naa-GEED
- IPA
- /lənɑːˈɣiːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be ruler or leader
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
le-na-GID
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-tsa-VE-hu ye-ho-VAH le-na-GID
- clause
bik-KESH ye-ho-VAH LO ISH kil-va-VO va-ye-tsa-VE-hu ye-ho-VAH le-na-GID al-a-MO KI LO sha-MAR-ta ET a-sher-tsiv-KHA ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-a-TA mam-la-KHE-kha lo-ta-KUM bik-KESH ye-ho-VAH LO ISH kil-va-VO va-ye-tsa-VE-hu ye-ho-VAH le-na-GID al-a-MO KI LO sha-MAR-ta ET a-sher-tsiv-KHA ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
In the next clause, the Vav consecutive in vayetsavvehhu {וַיְצַוֵּ֨הוּ | wa-yə-ṣav-vē-hū} introduces divine commissioning, with lenagid {לְנָגִיד֙ | lə-nā-gîḏ} as an infinitive of purpose.
Root and etymology
y-dyod–dalet
“hand, power”
In context — 1 Samuel 13:14
But now your kingdom will not endure. The LORD has sought for Himself a man after His own heart , and the LORD has appointed him to be leader over His people, because you did not keep what the LORD commanded you.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:14:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 13:14, so the Hebrew word לְנָגִיד֙ (lenagid) 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 Sam.13.14.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.14.W11.S1) and character.