Judges 16:6:4Judg.16.6.W4TAB
הַגִּֽידָה־נָּ֣א
hagidana
“please tell”
- Transliteration
- ha-gi-DA-na
- Extended
- hah-gih-DAA-naa
- IPA
- /hag.giːˈdaː.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- please tell
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
va-TO-mer de-li-LA el-shim-sHON ha-gi-DA-na LI ba-ME ko-KHA-kha ga-DOL
- sentence
va-TO-mer de-li-LA el-shim-sHON ha-gi-DA-na LI ba-ME ko-KHA-kha ga-DOL u-va-ME te-a-SER le-a-no-TE-kha
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperative hagidah-na {הַגִּֽידָה־נָּא | ha-gi-ḏāh-nāʾ} plus entreaty particle na conveys an urgent request.
Root and etymology
n-g-dnun–gimel–dalet
“to declare, tell”
In context — Judges 16:6
And Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me by what means your strength is so great, and by what you can be bound to be afflicted ?”
About this coordinate
Judges 16:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 16:6, 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.16.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.6.W4.S1) and character.