2 Samuel 19:40:32 Sam.19.40.W3TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:41
הַגִּלְגָּ֔לָה
hagilgala
“to Gilgal”
- Transliteration
- ha-gil-ga-LA
- Extended
- hah-gihl-gah-LAA
- IPA
- /ha.ɡil.ɡaːˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Gilgal
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 | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-gil-ga-LA
- clause
va-ya-A-VOR ham-ME-lekh ha-gil-ga-LA ve-khim-HAN a-VAR im-MO
- sentence
va-ya-A-VOR ham-ME-lekh ha-gil-ga-LA ve-khim-HAN a-VAR im-MO ve-khol-AM ye-hu-DA va-ya-a-VI-ru et-ham-ME-lekh ve-GAM kha-TSI AM yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The definite noun ha-melekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | hamelekh} serves as subject, while the locative ha-gilgalāh {הַגִּלְגָּלָה | haggilgalāh} indicates destination.
In context — 2 Samuel 19:40
And the king crossed over to Gilgal , and Kimham went with him. All the people of Judah escorted the king, and also half the people of Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:40:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 19:40, so the Hebrew word הַגִּלְגָּ֔לָה (hagilgala) 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.19.40.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.40.W3.S1) and character.