Psalm 18:50:2Ps.18.50.W2TABWLC Psalms 18:51
מַגְדִּל
magdil
“he makes great”
- Transliteration
- mag-DIL
- Extended
- mag-DIHL
- IPA
- /maɡˈdil/
Meaning by language
- English
- he makes great
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mag-DIL
- phraseyour reading level
mag-DIL mag-DIL
- clause
mag-DIL mag-DIL ye-shu-OT mal-KO
- sentence
mag-DIL mag-DIL ye-shu-OT mal-KO ve-o-SE khe-SED lim-shi-KHO le-DA-vid ul-zar-O aD-o-LAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with an intensifying fronted element, migdol {מגדל | migdōl} ‘greatly’, followed by a participle magdil {מַגְדִּיל֮ | magdîl} ‘magnifying’, a pairing that foregrounds ongoing divine action rather than a single past event.
Root and etymology
consonantsgimel–dalet–lamed
“to make great”
In context — Psalm 18:50
Greatly He magnifies deliverances for His king, and He shows steadfast love to His anointed, to David, and to his offspring, forever.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:50:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 18:50, so the Hebrew word מַגְדִּל (magdil) 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 Ps.18.50.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.50.W2.S1) and character.