Daniel 11:2:12Dan.11.2.W12TAB
עֹֽשֶׁר־גָּדוֹל֙
oshergadol
“great wealth”
- Transliteration
- O-sher-ga-DOL
- Extended
- OH-shehr-gah-DOHL
- IPA
- /ʕoˈʃɛr.ɡadoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- great wealth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
O-sher-ga-DOL
- phraseyour reading level
ya-a-SHEER O-sher-ga-DOL
- clause
hin-NEH-OD she-lo-SHA meh-lah-KHEEM O-me-DIM leh-fa-RAS veh-ha-re-VEE-ee ya-a-SHEER O-sher-ga-DOL mi-KOL oo-kheh-zka-TOH veh-ah-SHRO ya-EER ha-KOL ET mal-KHUT ya-VAN
- sentence
veh-a-TAA EH-met a-GEED LAKH hin-NEH-OD she-lo-SHA meh-lah-KHEEM O-me-DIM leh-fa-RAS veh-ha-re-VEE-ee ya-a-SHEER O-sher-ga-DOL mi-KOL oo-kheh-zka-TOH veh-ah-SHRO ya-EER ha-KOL ET mal-KHUT ya-VAN
Exegesis
The wealth clause yaʿashir ʿosher gadol mikkol {יַעֲשִׁיר עֹשֶׁר־גָּדוֹל מִכֹּל | yā-ʿa-šîr ʿō-šer gā-ḏōl mik-kōl} ‘become rich—greater wealth than all’ emphasizes magnitude.
Root and etymology
ʿ-sh-r
“riches, wealth”
In context — Daniel 11:2
And now I will declare the truth to you. Behold, three more kings will stand up in Persia, and the fourth will become exceedingly rich ; and when he becomes strong through his wealth, he shall stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
About this coordinate
Daniel 11:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Daniel 11:2, so the Hebrew word עֹֽשֶׁר־גָּדוֹל֙ (oshergadol) 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 Dan.11.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.11.2.W12.S1) and character.