2 Samuel 18:11:42 Sam.18.11.W4TAB
הַמַּגִּ֣יד
hamagid
“the one telling”
- Transliteration
- ha-ma-GID
- Extended
- hah-mah-GEED
- IPA
- /ham.magˈgiːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- the one telling
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ma-GID
- phraseyour reading level
ha-ma-GID LO
- clause
va-YO-mer yo-AV la-ISH ha-ma-GID LO ve-hi-NE ra-I-ta u-ma-DU-a LO-hi-KI-to SHAM AR-tse
- sentence
va-YO-mer yo-AV la-ISH ha-ma-GID LO ve-hi-NE ra-I-ta u-ma-DU-a LO-hi-KI-to SHAM AR-tse ve-a-LAI la-TET le-KHA a-sa-RA KE-sef va-kha-go-RA e-KHAT
Exegesis
The phrase la'ish hamaggid lo {לָאִישׁ הַמַּגִּיד לוֹ | lā-ʾîš ham-mag-gîd lō} identifies the messenger by combining a Hifʼil participle with a prepositional suffix.
Root and etymology
Rootn-g-d
“declare, report”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:11
And Joab said to the man who was reporting to him, “Behold, you saw him, and why did you not strike him there on the ground? Then it would have fallen to me to give you ten pieces of silver and one belt .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 18:11, so the Hebrew word הַמַּגִּ֣יד (hamagid) 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.18.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.11.W4.S1) and character.