Daniel 8:4:15Dan.8.4.W15TAB
וְהִגְדִּֽיל׃
vehigdil
“and became great”
- Transliteration
- ve-hig-DIL
- Extended
- veh-hihg-DEEL
- IPA
- /wəhigˈdiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and became great
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hig-DIL
- clause
ve-a-SA khir-tso-NO ve-hig-DIL
- sentence
ra-I-ti et-ha-A-yil me-na-GE-akh YAM-ma ve-tsa-FO-na va-NEG-ba ve-KHAL-kha-YOT lo-ya-AM-du le-fa-NAV ve-EN ma-TSIL mi-YA-do ve-a-SA khir-tso-NO ve-hig-DIL
Exegesis
Finally, ve-asah kirtsono and ve-higdil {וְעָשָׂ֥ה כִרְצֹנ֖וֹ... וְהִגְדִּֽיל | wə-ʿāsâ kirṣōnōw... wə-higdîl} convey completed actions of volition and increase. The reconstructions preserve Hebrew progression from vision to action to power to outcome.
Root and etymology
ג־ד־ל
“to become great”
In context — Daniel 8:4
I saw the ram butting vigorously westward, northward, and southward. And no animals could stand before him, and there was no deliverer from his hand, and he did according to his will and became great.
About this coordinate
Daniel 8:4:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Daniel 8:4, so the Hebrew word וְהִגְדִּֽיל׃ (vehigdil) 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.8.4.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.8.4.W15.S1) and character.