Judges 16:10:11Judg.16.10.W11TAB
הַגִּֽידָה־נָּ֣א
hagidana
“tell, please”
- Transliteration
- ha-gi-DA-na
- Extended
- hah-gih-DAA-nah
- IPA
- /hag.giːˈdaː.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- tell, please
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-gi-DA-na
- phraseyour reading level
ha-gi-DA-na LI
- clause
a-TA ha-gi-DA-na LI ba-ME te-a-SER
- sentence
va-to-MER de-li-LA el-shim-sHON hi-NE he-TAL-ta BI va-te-da-BER e-LAI ke-za-VIM a-TA ha-gi-DA-na LI ba-ME te-a-SER
Exegesis
The hiphil imperative with particle na, haggidah-na {הַגִּידָה־נָּא | ha·gi·ḏāh·nā} ‘please tell,’ frames the request as urgent rather than demanding, while the nifal imperfect te’aser {תֵּאָסֵר | tē·ʾā·sēr} ‘you may be bound’ positions the final clause as a passive possibility. Each clause builds tension—from confrontation to entreaty to suspense—highlighting Delilah’s strategic interrogation.
Root and etymology
n-g-dnun–gimel–dalet
“to declare, tell”
In context — Judges 16:10
And Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have mocked me and spoken lies to me; now please tell me —by what can you be bound?”
About this coordinate
Judges 16:10:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Judges 16:10, so the Hebrew word הַגִּֽידָה־נָּ֣א (hagidana) 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.16.10.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.10.W11.S1) and character.