2 Samuel 19:8:62 Sam.19.8.W6TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:9
הִגִּ֣ידוּ
higidu
“they told”
- Transliteration
- hi-GI-du
- Extended
- hih-GEE-doo
- IPA
- /hiɡˈɡiːduː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they told
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
hi-GI-du
- phraseyour reading level
hi-GI-du le-MOR
- clause
u-le-khol-ha-AM hi-GI-du le-MOR hin-NE ham-ME-lekh yo-SHEV bash-SHA-ar va-ya-VO khol-ha-AM lif-NE ham-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-Ya-kam ham-ME-lekh va-ye-SHEV bash-SHA-ar u-le-khol-ha-AM hi-GI-du le-MOR hin-NE ham-ME-lekh yo-SHEV bash-SHA-ar va-ya-VO khol-ha-AM lif-NE ham-ME-lekh ve-yis-ra-EL NAS ISH le-o-ha-LAV
Exegesis
The Hiphil higidu {הִגִּידוּ | higgīḏū} ‘they told’ with le-’emor {לֵאמֹר | lēʾmôr} introduces speech, marked by the particle hinneh {הִנֵּה | hinnēh} ‘behold’.
In context — 2 Samuel 19:8
Then the king arose and sat in the gate; and all the people were told, saying, “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” So all the people came before the king, but Israel had fled, every man to his tent .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 19:8, so the Hebrew word הִגִּ֣ידוּ (higidu) 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.19.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.8.W6.S1) and character.