Numbers 18:27:4Num.18.27.W4TAB
כַּדָּגָן֙
kadagan
“as the grain”
- Transliteration
- ka-da-GAN
- Extended
- kah-da-GAHN
- IPA
- /ka.daˈɡan/
Meaning by language
- English
- as the grain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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
ka-da-GAN
- clause
ka-da-GAN min-ha-GO-ren ve-kam-le-AH min-ha-YA-kev
- sentence
ve-nekh-SHAV la-KHEM te-ru-mat-KHEM ka-da-GAN min-ha-GO-ren ve-kam-le-AH min-ha-YA-kev
Exegesis
The direct object te-rumat-khem {תְּרוּמַתְכֶ֑ם | tə-rū-mat-khem} ‘your offering’ precedes two parallel comparative similes: ka-dā-gan {כַּדָּגָן֙ | ka-dā-gan} ‘as grain’ and kə-mĕ-lē-’āh {וְכַֽמְלֵאָ֖ה | kə-mĕ-lē-’āh} ‘as full yield’, each introduced by min {מִן | min} ‘from’ with a definite noun in construct to specify source (the threshing floor and the winepress). The coordinating vav linking the second simile emphasizes the equal valuation of grain and wine produce.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet-gimel-nun
“grain, cereal produce”
In context — Numbers 18:27
And your offering shall be reckoned to you as grain from the threshing floor and as the full yield from the winepress.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 18:27, so the Hebrew word כַּדָּגָן֙ (kadagan) 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.18.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.27.W4.S1) and character.