Deuteronomy 22:12:1Deut.22.12.W1TAB
גְּדִלִים
gedileem
“tassels”
- Transliteration
- ge-di-LEEM
- Extended
- geh-dee-LEEM
- IPA
- /ɡədiˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- tassels
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ge-di-LEEM
- sentence
ge-di-LEEM ta-a-SE-le-KHA al-AR-ba kan-FOT ke-sut-KHA a-SHER te-ka-SEH-bah
Exegesis
The verb ta‘ăśeh {תַּעֲשֶׂה | ta‘ăśêh} ‘you shall make’ establishes the imperative governing gedilim {גְּדִלִים | gĕdîlîm} ‘tassels’ as its direct object.
In context — Deuteronomy 22:12
You shall make tassels for yourself on the four corners of your garment with which you cover yourself.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 22:12, so the Hebrew word גְּדִלִים (gedileem) 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 Deut.22.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.12.W1.S1) and character.