Job 19:5:3Job.19.5.W3TAB
תַּגְדִּ֑ילוּ
tagdilu
“you magnify yourselves”
- Transliteration
- tag-DI-lu
- Extended
- tahg-DEE-loo
- IPA
- /tagˈdiːluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you magnify yourselves
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tag-DI-lu
- clause
im-A-menam a-LAI tag-DI-lu
- sentence
im-A-menam a-LAI tag-DI-lu ve-to-KHI-khu a-LAI kher-pa-TI
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect tagdilu {תַּגְדִּ֑ילוּ | tag-dî-lû} conveys an intensifying reflexive action “make yourselves great,” charging self-exaltation.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel–dalet–lamed
“to become great”
In context — Job 19:5
If indeed you magnify yourselves against me and you make my reproach a case against me.
About this coordinate
Job 19:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 19:5, so the Hebrew word תַּגְדִּ֑ילוּ (tagdilu) 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 Job.19.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.5.W3.S1) and character.