2 Kings 18:28:42 Kgs.18.28.W4TAB

בְקוֹל־גָּד֖וֹל

vekolgadol

with a great voice

Transliteration
ve-kol-ga-DOL
Extended
veh-kohl-gah-DOL
IPA
/vəqoːl.gaˈdoːl/

Meaning by language

English
with a great voice

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְ + קוֹל + גָּ + ד֖וֹל
ve + kol + ga + dol
vekolgadol

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Lamedl as in law
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

    ve-kol-ga-DOL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yik-RA ve-kol-ga-DOL

  3. clause

    va-ya-a-MOD rav-sha-KE va-yik-RA ve-kol-ga-DOL ye-hu-DIT

  4. sentence

    va-ya-a-MOD rav-sha-KE va-yik-RA ve-kol-ga-DOL ye-hu-DIT va-ye-da-BER va-yo-MER shim-U de-var-ha-ME-lekh ha-ga-DOL ME-lekh a-SHUR

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase beqol-gadol {בְקוֹל־גָּד֖וֹל | bə-qōl-gā-dōl} intensifies the delivery with ‘loud voice.’

Root and etymology

g-d-lg-d-l

great

In context2 Kings 18:28

Then the chief cupbearer stood and called out in a loud voice in Judean , and he spoke and said, “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria!”

About this coordinate

2 Kings 18:28:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 18:28, so the Hebrew word בְקוֹל־גָּד֖וֹל (vekolgadol) 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 Kgs.18.28.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.28.W4.S1) and character.