2 Samuel 13:15:42 Sam.13.15.W4TAB
גְּדוֹלָ֣ה
gedola
“great”
- Transliteration
- ge-do-LA
- Extended
- geh-doh-LAA
- IPA
- /gədoːˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- great
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ge-do-LA
- phraseyour reading level
ge-do-LA me-OD
- clause
va-yis-ne-E-ha am-ne-NON sin-A ge-do-LA me-OD KI ge-do-LA ha-sin-A a-SHER se-ne-AH me-a-ha-VA a-SHER a-he-VA
- sentence
va-yis-ne-E-ha am-ne-NON sin-A ge-do-LA me-OD KI ge-do-LA ha-sin-A a-SHER se-ne-AH me-a-ha-VA a-SHER a-he-VA va-yo-MER-la am-NON KU-mi le-KHI
Exegesis
The adjective gedōlāh {גְּדוֹלָה | gedōlāh} and adverb mē’ōḏ {מְאֹד | mē’ōd} intensify the hatred, while the conjunction kî {כִּי | kî} introduces its rationale.
Root and etymology
gimel-dalet-lamedg-d-l
“to be great, grow”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:15
And Amnon hated her with a very great hatred , for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, “Get up, go away!”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 13:15, so the Hebrew word גְּדוֹלָ֣ה (gedola) 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 Sam.13.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.15.W4.S1) and character.