1 Samuel 17:25:181 Sam.17.25.W18TAB
גָּד֗וֹל
gadol
“great”
- Transliteration
- ga-DOL
- Extended
- gaa-DOL
- IPA
- /gaːˈdoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- great
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ga-DOL
- phraseyour reading level
ya-e-she-RE-nu ham-ME-lekh O-sher ga-DOL
- clause
ve-ha-YA ha-ISH a-sher-ya-KE-nu ya-e-she-RE-nu ham-ME-lekh O-sher ga-DOL ve-ET-bit-TO yit-TEN-lo ve-ET BET a-VIV ya-a-SE khof-SHI be-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer ISH yis-ra-EL har-re-i-TEM ha-ISH ha-O-le ha-ZE KI le-kha-REF ET-yis-ra-EL O-LE ve-ha-YA ha-ISH a-sher-ya-KE-nu ya-e-she-RE-nu ham-ME-lekh O-sher ga-DOL ve-ET-bit-TO yit-TEN-lo ve-ET BET a-VIV ya-a-SE khof-SHI be-yis-ra-EL
Root and etymology
g-d-lgimel–dalet–lamed
“great, large”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:25
An Israelite said, “Do you see this man who comes forward? He comes to taunt Israel. The man who strikes him down will be granted by the king abundant riches, receive his daughter as wife, and have his father’s house freed in Israel.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:25:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 1 Samuel 17:25, so the Hebrew word גָּד֗וֹל (gadol) 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.17.25.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.25.W18.S1) and character.