Genesis 10:21:8Gen.10.21.W8TAB
הַגָּדֽוֹל׃
hagadol
“the elder”
- Transliteration
- ha-ga-DOL
- Extended
- hah-gah-DOHL
- IPA
- /ha.gaˈdoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the elder
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-ga-DOL
- phraseyour reading level
YE-fet ha-ga-DOL
- clause
a-VI kol-be-nei-E-ver a-KHI YE-fet ha-ga-DOL
- sentence
u-le-SHEM yu-LAD gam-HU a-VI kol-be-nei-E-ver a-KHI YE-fet ha-ga-DOL
Exegesis
The appositional phrase achi ye-phet ha-gadol {אֲחִי יֶ֥פֶת הַגָּדֽוֹל | ʾă-ḥî yé-p̄eṯ ha-gā-dôl} ‘brother of Japheth the elder’ establishes his place as the senior sibling. The layered appositions create a concise genealogical summary.
Root and etymology
g-d-l
“to grow, be great”
In context — Genesis 10:21
To Shem also, children were born; he was the father of all the sons of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth.
About this coordinate
Genesis 10:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 10:21, so the Hebrew word הַגָּדֽוֹל׃ (hagadol) 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 Gen.10.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.10.21.W8.S1) and character.