Numbers 14:17:2Num.14.17.W2TAB
יִגְדַּל־נָ֖א
yigdalna
“let be great now”
- Transliteration
- yig-DAL-NA
- Extended
- yig-DAHL-NAH
- IPA
- /jiɡˈdalˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- let be great now
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
yig-DAL-NA
- clause
ve-a-TAH yig-DAL-NA KO-akh a-do-NAI
- sentence
ve-a-TAH yig-DAL-NA KO-akh a-do-NAI ka-a-SHER di-bar-TA le-MOR
Exegesis
The imperfect yiḡdāl-nā {יִגְדַּל־נָא | yiḡdāl-nā} ‘let it be great please’ uses the particle nā for entreaty.
In context — Numbers 14:17
And now, let the strength of the Lord be great, just as you have spoken :
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 14:17, so the Hebrew word יִגְדַּל־נָ֖א (yigdalna) 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 Num.14.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.17.W2.S1) and character.