1 Samuel 15:21:111 Sam.15.21.W11TAB
בַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃
bagilgal
“in Gilgal”
- Transliteration
- ba-gil-GAL
- Extended
- bah-gihl-GAAL
- IPA
- /bag.gilˈgaːl/
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
- clause
liz-BO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ba-gil-GAL
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH ha-AM meh-ha-sha-LAL TSON u-va-KAR re-SHIT ha-KHE-rem liz-BO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ba-gil-GAL
Exegesis
The locative bagilgal {בַּגִּלְגָּֽל | ba-gil-gāl} ‘in Gilgal’ situates the act in its sacred-historical context. Word order mirrors the Hebrew, preserving theological emphasis on devoted offerings.
In context — 1 Samuel 15:21
The people took from the spoil, sheep and cattle—the first of what was devoted—to offer as a sacrifice to the LORD your God at Gilgal.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:21:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 15:21, so the Hebrew word בַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ (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.15.21.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.21.W11.S1) and character.