גָד֑וֹל

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 גָד֑וֹל

   ga-DOL

   the great
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 פְּנֵ֣י גָד֑וֹל

   pe-NEI ga-DOL

   face of the great
3. clause🔊 לֹא־תַעֲשׂ֥וּ עָ֙וֶל֙ בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֔ט לֹא־תִשָּׂ֣א פְנֵי־דָ֔ל וְלֹ֥א תֶהְדַּ֖ר פְּנֵ֣י גָד֑וֹל

   lo-ta-ah-SOO A-vel ba-mish-PAT lo-tis-SA fe-NEI-DAL ve-LO teh-DAR pe-NEI ga-DOL

   do not injustice in court do not lift up the face of the poor nor honor face of the great
4. sentence🔊 לֹא־תַעֲשׂ֥וּ עָ֙וֶל֙ בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֔ט לֹא־תִשָּׂ֣א פְנֵי־דָ֔ל וְלֹ֥א תֶהְדַּ֖ר פְּנֵ֣י גָד֑וֹל בְּצֶ֖דֶק תִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט עֲמִיתֶֽךָ׃

   lo-ta-ah-SOO A-vel ba-mish-PAT lo-tis-SA fe-NEI-DAL ve-LO teh-DAR pe-NEI ga-DOL be-TSE-dek tish-POT a-mi-TE-kha

   do not injustice in court do not lift up the face of the poor nor honor face of the great in righteousness judge your neighbor

Exegesis

The phrases pənê dal {פְנֵי־דָ֔ל | pənê dāl} and pənê gadol {פְנֵ֣י־גָד֑וֹל | pənê gādôl} employ construct-state idioms for bias toward the poor and deference to the great.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ג־ד־לgimel-dalet-lamed

“greatness”