2 Samuel 18:17:62 Sam.18.17.W6TAB
הַגָּדֹ֑ול
hagadol
“the great”
- Transliteration
- ha-ga-DOL
- Extended
- hah-gah-DOL
- IPA
- /hag.gaˈdoːl/
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ga-DOL
- phraseyour reading level
el-ha-PA-khat ha-ga-DOL
- clause
va-yik-KHU et-AV-sha-LOM va-yash-li-KHU-hu ba-YA-ar el-ha-PA-khat ha-ga-DOL
- sentence
va-yik-KHU et-AV-sha-LOM va-yash-li-KHU-hu ba-YA-ar el-ha-PA-khat ha-ga-DOL va-yat-si-VU a-LAV gal-a-va-NIM ga-DOL me-OD ve-khol-yis-ra-EL na-SU ISH le-o-ha-LAV
Exegesis
The adjective hagadol {הַגָּדוֹל | ha·gā·dōl} “the great” modifies hapachat.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:17
And they took Absalom and threw him into the great pit in the forest, and they set up over him a very large heap of stones. Then all Israel fled, each man to his tent .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 18:17, so the Hebrew word הַגָּדֹ֑ול (hagadol) 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.18.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.17.W6.S1) and character.