Judges 13:24:7Judg.13.24.W7TAB
וַיִּגְדַּ֣ל
vayigdal
“and he grew”
- Transliteration
- va-yig-DAL
- Extended
- vah-yihg-DAL
- IPA
- /vaj.jiɣˈdal/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he grew
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-yig-DAL
- phraseyour reading level
va-yig-DAL ha-NA-ar
- clause
va-yig-DAL ha-NA-ar va-ye-va-re-KHE-hu Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-te-LED ha-i-SHA BEN va-tik-RA et-she-MO shim-sHON va-yig-DAL ha-NA-ar va-ye-va-re-KHE-hu Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The second sequence uses vayigdal {וַיִּגְדַּ֣ל | way-yig-daḷ} ‘and he grew’, where hanaar {הַנַּ֔עַר | han-na-ʿar} ‘the youth’ specifies Samson, and vayevarkhehu {וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּ | way-yə-ḇār-kē-hū} ‘and he blessed him’ presents YHWH {יְהוָֽה | yĕ-hō-wāh} as subject in Piel to underscore divine bestowal of favor. The chain of vav-consecutives links birth, naming, growth, and blessing in a compact narrative unit.
In context — Judges 13:24
And the woman bore a son and called his name Samson. The youth grew, and the LORD blessed him.
About this coordinate
Judges 13:24:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Judges 13:24, so the Hebrew word וַיִּגְדַּ֣ל (vayigdal) 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 Judg.13.24.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.24.W7.S1) and character.