Jonah 1:16:4Jonah.1.16.W4TAB
גְדוֹלָ֖ה
gedola
“great”
- Transliteration
- ge-do-LA
- Extended
- geh-doh-LAA
- IPA
- /gədoːˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- great
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ge-do-LA
- phraseyour reading level
yir-e-A ge-do-LA
- clause
va-yi-re-U ha-a-na-SHIM yir-e-A ge-do-LA ET-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yi-re-U ha-a-na-SHIM yir-e-A ge-do-LA ET-ye-ho-VAH va-yiz-be-KHU-ZE-vakh la-ye-ho-VAH va-yid-e-RU ne-da-RIM
Exegesis
The phrase yirʾāh gədōlāh {יִרְאָ֥ה גְדוֹלָ֖ה | yirʾāh gədōlāh} functions as a cognate accusative with the verb “fear,” intensifying the action (“they feared…greatly”) rather than adding a separate new idea.
Root and etymology
consonantsGimel–Dalet–Lamed
“to become great”
In context — Jonah 1:16
Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows .
About this coordinate
Jonah 1:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jonah 1:16, so the Hebrew word גְדוֹלָ֖ה (gedola) 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 Jonah.1.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jonah.1.16.W4.S1) and character.