Joshua 20:6:10Josh.20.6.W10TAB

הַגָּד֔וֹל

hagadol

the great

Transliteration
ha-ga-DOL
Extended
hah-gaa-DOHL
IPA
/hakkoˈheːn/

Meaning by language

English
the great

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הַ + גָּ + ד֔וֹל
ha + ga + dol
hagadol

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Gimelg as in good
Qametslong 'ah'
Daletd as in door
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-ga-DOL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL

  3. clause

    ve-ya-SHAV ba-IR ha-HI ad-om-DO lif-NEI ha-e-DAH la-mish-PAT ad-MOT ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL a-SHER yih-YE ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM

  4. sentence

    ve-ya-SHAV ba-IR ha-HI ad-om-DO lif-NEI ha-e-DAH la-mish-PAT ad-MOT ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL a-SHER yih-YE ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM AZ ya-SHUV ha-ro-TSE-akh u-VA el-i-RO ve-el-bei-TO el-ha-IR a-sher-NAS mi-SHAM

Exegesis

Similarly, ad-mot hakohen hagadol {עַד־מוֹת הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדֹול | ʿad-mō-wṯ ha-kō-hên ha-gā-ḏōwl} designates the high priest’s death as the terminus of asylum.

In contextJoshua 20:6

And he shall dwell in that city until he stands before the assembly for judgment, and until the death of the high priest who shall be in those days. Then the killer shall return to his city and to his house, to the city from which he fled.

About this coordinate

Joshua 20:6:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Joshua 20:6, so the Hebrew word הַגָּד֔וֹל (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.20.6.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.20.6.W10.S1) and character.