1 Samuel 13:7:91 Sam.13.7.W9TAB
בַגִּלְגָּ֔ל
bagilgal
“in Gilgal”
- Transliteration
- ba-gil-GAL
- Extended
- bah-gihl-GAAL
- IPA
- /vaɣ.ɣilˈgaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Gilgal
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-gil-GAL
- phraseyour reading level
o-DEN-nu ba-gil-GAL
- clause
ve-sha-UL o-DEN-nu ba-gil-GAL ve-khol-ha-AM khar-DU a-kha-RAV
- sentence
ve-iv-RIM av-RU et-ha-yar-DEN E-rets GAD ve-gil-AD ve-sha-UL o-DEN-nu ba-gil-GAL ve-khol-ha-AM khar-DU a-kha-RAV
Exegesis
The phrase odenu ba-gilgal {עוֹדֶ֣נּוּ בַגִּלְגָּ֔ל | ʿō-də-nū ba-gil-gāl} contrasts Saul’s stationary presence with the earlier motion, creating spatial and temporal tension.
In context — 1 Samuel 13:7
And Hebrews crossed over the Jordan into the land of Gad and Gilead, while Saul remained at Gilgal, and all the people trembled after him.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 13:7, so the Hebrew word בַגִּלְגָּ֔ל (bagilgal) 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.13.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.7.W9.S1) and character.