Proverbs 18:16:6Prov.18.16.W6TAB
גְדֹלִ֣ים
gedolim
“great ones”
- Transliteration
- ge-do-LIM
- Extended
- geh-doh-LEEM
- IPA
- /gədoˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- great ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ge-do-LIM
- phraseyour reading level
ge-do-LIM yan-KHE-nu
- clause
ve-lif-NE ge-do-LIM yan-KHE-nu
- sentence
ma-TAN a-DAM yar-KHI-v LO ve-lif-NE ge-do-LIM yan-KHE-nu
Exegesis
The coordinating vav links to lifnei gedolim {לִפְנֵי גְדֹלִים | li-penê ɡə-dō-lîm} ‘before great-ones’, indicating social orientation.
Root and etymology
g-d-lgimel–dalet–lamed
“to be great, grow”
In context — Proverbs 18:16
A man’s gift makes room for him, and leads him before great men .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 18:16, so the Hebrew word גְדֹלִ֣ים (gedolim) 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.18.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.16.W6.S1) and character.