2 Samuel 23:7:22 Sam.23.7.W2TAB
יִגַּ֣ע
yigga
“touches”
- Transliteration
- yig-GA
- Extended
- yihg-GAH
- IPA
- /jigˈgaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- touches
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yig-GA
- phraseyour reading level
yig-GA ba-HEM
- clause
ve-ISH yig-GA ba-HEM yim-ma-LE var-ZEL ve-ETS kha-NIT
- sentence
ve-ISH yig-GA ba-HEM yim-ma-LE var-ZEL ve-ETS kha-NIT u-va-ESH sa-ROF yis-sa-re-FU ba-sha-VET
Exegesis
The imperfect verb yiga {יִגַּע | yig-gaʿ} introduces a future/habitual conditional protasis.
Root and etymology
נ־ג־ע
“to touch, reach”
In context — 2 Samuel 23:7
And the man who touches them must be equipped with iron and the shaft of a spear, and with fire to burn, they shall be completely consumed in their resting place .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 23:7, so the Hebrew word יִגַּ֣ע (yigga) 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.23.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.7.W2.S1) and character.