Proverbs 25:6:4Prov.25.6.W4TAB
גְּ֝דֹלִ֗ים
gedolim
“of great ones”
- Transliteration
- ge-do-LIM
- Extended
- geh-doh-LEEM
- IPA
- /ɡəðoˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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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Word in context
- word
ge-do-LIM
- phraseyour reading level
u-vim-KOM ge-do-LIM
- clause
u-vim-KOM ge-do-LIM al-ta-a-MOD
- sentence
al-tit-had-DAR lif-NEI-ME-lekh u-vim-KOM ge-do-LIM al-ta-a-MOD
Exegesis
The place expression bimqôm-gedôlîm {בִּמְק֥וֹם גְּ֝דֹלִ֗ים | bimqôm-gedôlîm} ‘in the place of great ones’ indicates courtly hierarchy.
In context — Proverbs 25:6
Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king , and do not stand in the place of great men .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 25:6, so the Hebrew word גְּ֝דֹלִ֗ים (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.25.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.6.W4.S1) and character.