2 Samuel 15:13:22 Sam.15.13.W2TAB

הַמַּגִּ֔יד

hamaggid

the one reporting or the messenger

Transliteration
ha-mag-GID
Extended
hah-mahg-GEED
IPA
/ham.magˈgiːd/

Meaning by language

English
the one reporting or the messenger

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הַ + מַּג + גִּ֔יד
ha + mag + gid
hamaggid

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Gimelg as in good
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Daletd as in door

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-mag-GID

  2. clause

    va-VA ha-mag-GID el-da-VID le-MOR

  3. sentence

    va-VA ha-mag-GID el-da-VID le-MOR HA-ya lev-ISH yis-ra-EL a-kha-REI av-sha-LOM

Exegesis

The participle hammaggid {הַמַּגִּיד | ham·mag·gîd} ‘messenger’ specifies a professional informer.

Root and etymology

Rootnun–gimel–dalet

announce

In context2 Samuel 15:13

And the messenger came to David and said, “The heart of each man in Israel is with Absalom .”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 15:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 15:13, so the Hebrew word הַמַּגִּ֔יד (hamaggid) 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.15.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.13.W2.S1) and character.