Nehemiah 13:28:5Neh.13.28.W5TAB
הַגָּד֔וֹל
hagadol
“the great”
- Transliteration
- ha-ga-DOL
- Extended
- hah-gaa-DOHL
- IPA
- /hag.gaːˈdoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the great
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ga-DOL
- phraseyour reading level
ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL
- clause
u-mib-be-NE yo-ya-DA ben-e-lya-SHIV ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL kha-TAN le-san-bal-LAT ha-kho-ro-NI
- sentence
u-mib-be-NE yo-ya-DA ben-e-lya-SHIV ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL kha-TAN le-san-bal-LAT ha-kho-ro-NI va-av-ri-KHE-hu me-a-LAI
Exegesis
The construct chain ben-Elyashiv {בֶּן־אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙ | ben ʾel-ya-šîḇ} links Joiada to his father Eliashib, while the compound title ha-kohen ha-gadol {הַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּד֔וֹל | ha-kō-hên ha-ḡā-dōl} denotes his rank as chief priest.
In context — Nehemiah 13:28
And one of the sons of Joiada, son of Eliashib the high priest , was a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. So I drove him away from me.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:28:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Nehemiah 13:28, so the Hebrew word הַגָּד֔וֹל (hagadol) 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.13.28.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.28.W5.S1) and character.