Genesis 21:8:7Gen.21.8.W7TAB
גָד֔וֹל
gadol
“a great”
- Transliteration
- ga-DOL
- Extended
- gah-DOHL
- IPA
- /ɣaː.ˈdoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- a 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ga-DOL
- phraseyour reading level
mish-TE ga-DOL
- clause
va-ya-AS av-ra-HAM mish-TE ga-DOL be-YOM hi-ga-MEL et-yits-KHAK
- sentence
va-yig-DAL ha-YE-led va-yi-ga-MAL va-ya-AS av-ra-HAM mish-TE ga-DOL be-YOM hi-ga-MEL et-yits-KHAK
Exegesis
The noun mishteh gadol {מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה גָד֔וֹל | miš-teh ga-dol} ‘great feast’ indicates a significant communal event, while the particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marks Isaac as the object of the weaning milestone. The sequence is rendered in English with adjusted syntax for clarity, preserving the focus on Isaac’s developmental stage and the ensuing celebration.
In context — Genesis 21:8
The child grew and was weaned , and Abraham prepared a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 21:8, so the Hebrew word גָד֔וֹל (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.21.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.8.W7.S1) and character.