Psalm 22:18:6Ps.22.18.W6TABWLC Psalms 22:19
גוֹרָֽל׃
goral
“a lot”
- Transliteration
- go-RAL
- Extended
- goh-RAHL
- IPA
- /ɣoːˈraːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- a lot
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
go-RAL
- phraseyour reading level
ya-fi-LU go-RAL
- clause
ve-AL-le-VU-shi ya-fi-LU go-RAL
- sentence
ye-khal-KE-ku be-ga-DAI la-HEM ve-AL-le-VU-shi ya-fi-LU go-RAL
Exegesis
The noun goral {גוֹרָל | ḡō-rāl} functions as a lot used for chance determination. This coordinated structure highlights the speaker’s humiliation as his garments are apportioned and then decided by random lot.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel–resh–lamed
“lot, destiny”
In context — Psalm 22:18
They divide my garments among themselves, and for my clothing they cast lots .
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 22:18, so the Hebrew word גוֹרָֽל׃ (goral) 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.22.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.18.W6.S1) and character.