1 Samuel 20:2:101 Sam.20.2.W10TAB

גָּד֗וֹל

gadol

great

Transliteration
ga-DOL
Extended
gaa-DOHL
IPA
/gaːˈdoːl/

Meaning by language

English
great

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
גָּ + ד֗וֹל
ga + dol
gadol

Alphabet Analysis

Gimelg as in good
Qametslong 'ah'
Daletd as in door
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    ga-DOL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    da-VAR ga-DOL

  3. clause

    va-yo-MER LO kha-li-LA LO ta-MUT hi-NE LO-ya-a-SE a-VI da-VAR ga-DOL O da-VAR ka-TON ve-LO yig-le et-oz-NE

  4. sentence

    va-yo-MER LO kha-li-LA LO ta-MUT hi-NE LO-ya-a-SE a-VI da-VAR ga-DOL O da-VAR ka-TON ve-LO yig-le et-oz-NE u-mad-DU-a yis-TIR a-VI mi-ME-ni et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE EN ZOT

Exegesis

The construct chain kol hadavar hagadol hazeh {כָּל־הַדָּבָר הַגָּדוֹל הַזֶּה | KOL-ha-da-VAR ha-ga-DOL ha-ZEH} ‘any of these great matters’ defines scope.

In context1 Samuel 20:2

And Jonathan said to David, “You shall not die! For my father does not undertake any of this great matter without disclosing it to me; why should he conceal it from me?”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 20:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 20:2, 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.20.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.2.W10.S1) and character.