Genesis 14:9:5Gen.14.9.W5TAB
וְתִדְעָל֙
vetidal
“and Tidal”
- Transliteration
- ve-tid-AL
- Extended
- veh-tihd-AAL
- IPA
- /və.tiðˈʕaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Tidal
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-tid-AL
- clause
ET ke-dar-la-O-mer ME-lekh ei-LAM ve-tid-AL ME-lekh go-YIM ve-am-ra-FEL ME-lekh shin-AR ve-ar-YOKH ME-lekh el-la-SAR
- sentence
ET ke-dar-la-O-mer ME-lekh ei-LAM ve-tid-AL ME-lekh go-YIM ve-am-ra-FEL ME-lekh shin-AR ve-ar-YOKH ME-lekh el-la-SAR ar-ba-A me-la-KHIM et-ha-kha-mi-SHA
Exegesis
The conjunction-prefixed forms vetidal {וְתִדְעָל | wə-tid-ʿāl}, veamraphel {וְאַמְרָפֶל | wə-ʾam-rā-pel}, and vearyokh {וְאַרְיוֹךְ | wə-ʾar-yōḵ} coordinate the list into a single eastern coalition.
In context — Genesis 14:9
Kedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of the nations , Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against the five.
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 14:9, so the Hebrew word וְתִדְעָל֙ (vetidal) 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.14.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.9.W5.S1) and character.