Genesis 21:18:8Gen.21.18.W8TAB
גָּד֖וֹל
gadol
“great”
- Transliteration
- ga-DOL
- Extended
- gah-DOHL
- IPA
- /gaː.ˈdoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- great
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ga-DOL
- phraseyour reading level
ki-le-GOY ga-DOL
- clause
ki-le-GOY ga-DOL a-si-MEN-nu
- sentence
ku-MI se-I et-ha-NA-ar ve-ha-kha-ZI-ki et-ya-DEKH BO ki-le-GOY ga-DOL a-si-MEN-nu
Exegesis
The fronted prepositional phrase le-goy gadol {לְג֥וֹי גָּד֖וֹל | lə-gôy gā-dôl} ‘into a great nation’ highlights the promised destiny before the core verb asimennu {אֲשִׂימֶֽנּוּ | ʾă-śî-men-nû} ‘I will make him,’ whose Hiphil imperfect form emphasizes divine agency in bringing about Ishmael’s future peoplehood.
In context — Genesis 21:18
Arise, lift up the boy , and grasp him with your hand, for I will make him a great nation.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 21:18, so the Hebrew word גָּד֖וֹל (gadol) 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.21.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.18.W8.S1) and character.