2 Samuel 17:10:112 Sam.17.10.W11TAB
כִּי־גִבּ֣וֹר
kigibor
“that {he is} a mighty man”
- Transliteration
- ki-gi-BOR
- Extended
- kee-gih-BOHR
- IPA
- /kiː.ɣibˈboːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- that {he is} a mighty man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-gi-BOR
- phraseyour reading level
ki-gi-BOR a-VI-kha
- clause
ki-yo-DE-a kol-yis-ra-EL ki-gi-BOR a-VI-kha u-ve-NE-KHA-yil a-SHER i-TO
- sentence
ve-HU gam-BEN-KHA-yil a-SHER li-BO ke-LEV ha-AR-ye hi-MES yi-MAS ki-yo-DE-a kol-yis-ra-EL ki-gi-BOR a-VI-kha u-ve-NE-KHA-yil a-SHER i-TO
Exegesis
The conjunction kî {כִּֽי | kî} ‘for’ leads the causal clause yōdēaʿ kol-yisrāʾēl {יֹדֵעַ כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yōdēaʿ kol-yisrāʾēl} ‘all Israel knows’ that avikha {אָבִיךָ | ʾă-bî-khā} ‘your father’ is kî-gibbor {כִּי־גִבּ֣וֹר | kî-gibbor} ‘mighty’.
Root and etymology
g-b-r
“mighty; powerful”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:10
Then even the man of valor , whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will surely melt away; for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man , and that the sons of valor who are with him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:10:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Samuel 17:10, so the Hebrew word כִּי־גִבּ֣וֹר (kigibor) 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.17.10.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.10.W11.S1) and character.