2 Samuel 22:16:42 Sam.22.16.W4TAB
יִגָּל֖וּ
yiggalu
“were uncovered”
- Transliteration
- yig-ga-LU
- Extended
- yihg-gah-LOO
- IPA
- /jig.gaˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- were uncovered
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
yig-ga-LU
- clause
va-ye-RA-u a-fi-KE YAM yig-ga-LU mo-se-DOT TE-VEL
- sentence
va-ye-RA-u a-fi-KE YAM yig-ga-LU mo-se-DOT TE-VEL be-ga-A-rat ye-ho-VAH min-nish-MAT RU-akh a-PO
Exegesis
The parallel clause yiggalu mosdot tevel {יִגָּל֖וּ מֹסְד֣וֹת תֵּבֵ֑ל | yiggālû mōsdôt tēḇēl} “the foundations of the world were uncovered” intensifies the cosmic scope.
In context — 2 Samuel 22:16
Then the channels of the sea came into view, and the foundations of the world were uncovered at the LORD’s rebuke, at the blast of the breath from His nostrils.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 22:16, so the Hebrew word יִגָּל֖וּ (yiggalu) 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.22.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.16.W4.S1) and character.