2 Samuel 17:27:142 Sam.17.27.W14TAB
הַגִּלְעָדִ֖י
hagiladi
“the Gileadite”
- Transliteration
- ha-gil-a-DI
- Extended
- hah-gihl-ah-DEE
- IPA
- /haɡil.ʕaːˈdiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Gileadite
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ha-gil-a-DI
- phraseyour reading level
u-var-zi-LAI ha-gil-a-DI
- clause
ve-sho-VI ven-na-KHASH me-rab-BAT be-NE-a-MON u-ma-KHIR ben-a-mi-EL mil-LO de-VAR u-var-zi-LAI ha-gil-a-DI me-rog-LIM
- sentence
va-ye-HI ke-VO da-VID ma-kha-NAI-ma ve-sho-VI ven-na-KHASH me-rab-BAT be-NE-a-MON u-ma-KHIR ben-a-mi-EL mil-LO de-VAR u-var-zi-LAI ha-gil-a-DI me-rog-LIM
Exegesis
Each individual is defined by a patronymic (ben-nahash, ben-ammiel) and an origin phrase (merabbat bənē-ʿammōn, millo devar, merogelim), and the gentilic hagileadi {הַגִּלְעָדִ֖י | ha-gi-lə-ʿā-dî} highlights Barzillai’s regional identity. The absence of subordinate clauses emphasizes collective solidarity rallying to David.
Root and etymology
ג־ל־ע
“heap of witness”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:27
And it happened when David came to Mahanaim , that Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and Makir son of Ammiel from Lo Debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim were there.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:27:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Samuel 17:27, so the Hebrew word הַגִּלְעָדִ֖י (hagiladi) 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.17.27.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.27.W14.S1) and character.