Judges 21:10:15Judg.21.10.W15TAB
גִּלְעָד֙
gilad
“Gilead”
- Transliteration
- gil-AD
- Extended
- gihl-AAD
- IPA
- /ɡilˈʕaːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- Gilead
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
gil-AD
- phraseyour reading level
et-yo-she-VEI ya-VESH gil-AD
- clause
va-ye-tsa-VU o-TAM le-MOR le-KHU ve-hi-KI-tem et-yo-she-VEI ya-VESH gil-AD le-fi-KHE-rev ve-ha-na-SHIM ve-ha-TAF
- sentence
va-yish-le-KHU-SHAM ha-e-DA she-NEIM-a-SAHR E-lef ISH mib-be-NEI he-kha-YIL va-ye-tsa-VU o-TAM le-MOR le-KHU ve-hi-KI-tem et-yo-she-VEI ya-VESH gil-AD le-fi-KHE-rev ve-ha-na-SHIM ve-ha-TAF
In context — Judges 21:10
So the assembly sent twelve thousand men from the sons of valor, and they commanded them, saying, “Go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead by the edge of the sword, including the women and the little ones .”
About this coordinate
Judges 21:10:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Judges 21:10, so the Hebrew word גִּלְעָד֙ (gilad) 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.21.10.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.10.W15.S1) and character.