Proverbs 16:33:3Prov.16.33.W3TAB
אֶת־הַגּוֹרָ֑ל
ethagoral
“the lot”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-go-RAL
- Extended
- EET-hah-goh-RAL
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.hag.goːˈraːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the lot
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
ET-ha-go-RAL
- clause
ba-KHEK yu-TAL ET-ha-go-RAL
- sentence
ba-KHEK yu-TAL ET-ha-go-RAL u-me-ye-ho-VAH KAL-mish-pa-TO
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet-} precedes ha-gôrāl {הַגּוֹרָל | ha-gôrāl} ‘the lot’, identifying what is cast.
Root and etymology
Rootg-r-l
“lot, portion”
In context — Proverbs 16:33
The lot falls into the lap, yet its final verdict rests with the LORD .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:33:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 16:33, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַגּוֹרָ֑ל (ethagoral) 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 Prov.16.33.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.33.W3.S1) and character.