Joshua 22:10:17Josh.22.10.W17TAB

גָּד֖וֹל

gadol

great

Transliteration
ga-DOL
Extended
gaa-DOHL
IPA
/gaˈdoːl/

Meaning by language

English
great

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
גָּ + ד֖וֹל
ga + dol
gadol

Alphabet Analysis

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

    ga-DOL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    miz-BE-akh ga-DOL

  3. clause

    va-yiv-NU be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD va-kha-TSI SHE-vet ham-na-SHEH SHAM miz-BE-akh al-ha-yar-DEN miz-BE-akh ga-DOL le-mar-EH

  4. sentence

    va-ya-VO-u el-ge-li-LOT ha-yar-DEN a-SHER be-E-retz ke-na-AN va-yiv-NU be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD va-kha-TSI SHE-vet ham-na-SHEH SHAM miz-BE-akh al-ha-yar-DEN miz-BE-akh ga-DOL le-mar-EH

Root and etymology

Rootgimel-dalet-lamed

great, large

In contextJoshua 22:10

Upon arriving at the Jordan borderlands in the land of Canaan, the sons of Reuben, the sons of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built an altar by the Jordan—large and set conspicuously.

About this coordinate

Joshua 22:10:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Joshua 22:10, so the Hebrew word גָּד֖וֹל (gadol) 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.22.10.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.10.W17.S1) and character.