2 Samuel 13:16:52 Sam.13.16.W5TAB
הַגְּדוֹלָה֙
hagedola
“the great”
- Transliteration
- ha-ge-do-LA
- Extended
- hah-geh-doh-LAAH
- IPA
- /hag.dɔːˈlaː/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ge-do-LA
- phraseyour reading level
ha-ra-A ha-ge-do-LA
- clause
va-to-MER LO al-o-DOT ha-ra-A ha-ge-do-LA ha-ZOT me-a-KHE-ret a-sher-a-SI-ta im-MI le-shal-KHE-ni
- sentence
va-to-MER LO al-o-DOT ha-ra-A ha-ge-do-LA ha-ZOT me-a-KHE-ret a-sher-a-SI-ta im-MI le-shal-KHE-ni ve-LO a-VA lish-mo-A LA
Root and etymology
gimel-dalet-lamedg-d-l
“to be great, grow”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:16
And she said to him, “No, do not speak of this great wrong , for the wrong of sending me away is greater than that which you have done to me.” But he refused to listen to her.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 13:16, so the Hebrew word הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ (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 Sam.13.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.16.W5.S1) and character.