Nehemiah 13:12:4Neh.13.12.W4TAB
הַדָּגָ֛ן
hadagan
“the grain”
- Transliteration
- ha-da-GAN
- Extended
- hah-dah-GAAN
- IPA
- /had.daːˈɣaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the grain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-da-GAN
- phraseyour reading level
ma-e-SAR ha-da-GAN
- sentence
ve-KHOL-ye-hu-DA he-vi-U ma-e-SAR ha-da-GAN ve-ha-ti-ROSH ve-ha-yits-HAR la-o-tsa-ROT
Exegesis
The noun ma’asar {מַעְשַׂר | maʿ-sar} functions as the direct object with a list of items linked by vav-conjunctions: hadagan {הַדָּגָן | ha-dā-gān}, vehatirosh {וְהַתִּיר֥וֹשׁ | wə-hat-tî-rôš}, and vehayitshar {וְהַיִּצְהָ֖ר | wə-hay-yîṣ-ḥār}.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–gimel
“fish”
In context — Nehemiah 13:12
And all Judah brought the tithe of grain and the new wine and the oil to the storerooms .
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Nehemiah 13:12, so the Hebrew word הַדָּגָ֛ן (hadagan) 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 Neh.13.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.12.W4.S1) and character.