Joshua 14:15:7Josh.14.15.W7TAB
הַגָּד֛וֹל
hagadol
“the greatest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ga-DOL
- Extended
- hah-gaa-DOHL
- IPA
- /haggaˈdoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the greatest
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 | |
| 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
ha-ga-DOL
- phraseyour reading level
ha-a-DAM ha-ga-DOL
- clause
ve-SHEM khev-RON le-fa-NIM kir-YAT ar-BA ha-a-DAM ha-ga-DOL ba-a-na-KIM HU
- sentence
ve-SHEM khev-RON le-fa-NIM kir-YAT ar-BA ha-a-DAM ha-ga-DOL ba-a-na-KIM HU ve-ha-A-retz shak-TA mi-mil-kha-MA
Exegesis
The appositional phrase ha-adam ha-gadol {הָאָדָם הַגָּדוֹל | hā-’ā-ḏām ha-ḡā-ḏôl} with the modifier ba-anakim {בָּעֲנָקִים | bā-‘ănā-qîm} attributes renown and lineage to Arba.
In context — Joshua 14:15
The name of Hebron in former times was Kiryat Arba, named for Arba , the great man among the Anakim; and the land was at rest from war.
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:15:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Joshua 14:15, so the Hebrew word הַגָּד֛וֹל (hagadol) 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 Josh.14.15.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.15.W7.S1) and character.