2 Chronicles 4:9:52 Chr.4.9.W5TAB
הַגְּדוֹלָ֑ה
hagedola
“the great”
- Transliteration
- ha-ge-do-LA
- Extended
- hah-geh-doh-LAA
- IPA
- /hag.gədoːˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the great
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ge-do-LA
- clause
va-ya-AS kha-TSAR ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-ha-a-za-RA ha-ge-do-LA
- sentence
va-ya-AS kha-TSAR ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-ha-a-za-RA ha-ge-do-LA u-de-la-TOT la-a-za-RA ve-dal-to-te-HEM tsi-PA ne-KHO-shet
Exegesis
The construct phrase chatzar hakōhanîm {חֲצַר הַכֹּהֲנִים | ḥăṣar hakkōhănîm} marks ‘courtyard of the priests,’ followed by the coordinated noun-adjective sequence wəha‘ăzārāh haggədōlāh {וְהָעֲזָרָה הַגְּדוֹלָה | wəha‘ăzārāh haggədōlāh} ‘and the great court,’ sharing a single definite article for emphasis.
In context — 2 Chronicles 4:9
He made the courtyard of the priests and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid their doors with bronze .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 4:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 4:9, so the Hebrew word הַגְּדוֹלָ֑ה (hagedola) 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 2 Chr.4.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.4.9.W5.S1) and character.