Jonah 3:2:5Jonah.3.2.W5TAB
הַגְּדוֹלָ֑ה
hagedola
“the great”
- Transliteration
- ha-ge-do-LA
- Extended
- hah-geh-doh-LAA
- IPA
- /hag.gədoːˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the great
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-ge-do-LA
- phraseyour reading level
ha-IR ha-ge-do-LA
- clause
KUM LEKH el-ni-n-VE ha-IR ha-ge-do-LA
- sentence
KUM LEKH el-ni-n-VE ha-IR ha-ge-do-LA u-ik-RA e-LE-ha et-ha-ke-ri-A a-SHER a-no-KHI do-VER e-LE-kha
Exegesis
The compounds ha-ir {הָעִיר | hā‧ʿîr} ‘the city’ and ha-gedolah {הַגְּדוֹלָה | ha‧gə‧dō‧lāh} ‘the great’ heighten the city’s prominence.
In context — Jonah 3:2
Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and call to her the proclamation that I am speaking to you.
About this coordinate
Jonah 3:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jonah 3:2, so the Hebrew word הַגְּדוֹלָ֑ה (hagedola) 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.3.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jonah.3.2.W5.S1) and character.