Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #146449

OSHB 2 Sam 11:2 גַּג (gag) Strongs=1406 Lemma=‘גָּג’
contextual word gloss=‘the_roof’ word gloss=‘roof’
Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct
Year=-1035 TimeSeries=Reign_of_David

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Other uses (2) of identical word form גַּג (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘גַּג’ (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) is always and only glossed as ‘the_roof’.

JDG 9:51 contextual word gloss=‘the_roof’ word gloss=‘roof’ OSHB JDG 9:51 word 18

OET-LV: 51 And_a _tower _of strength it _was in_the _middle _of the_city and_they _fled to_there all _of the_men and_the_women and_all/each/any/every the _citizens _of the_city and_they _shut _the _door behind_them and_they _went _up on the _roof the_tower. (JDG_9:51)

OET-RV: 51 But there was a strong tower in the middle of the city, so all of the men and the women and all the prominent citizens fled to it. Once they were all in, they barricaded it up and they went up onto the tower roof. (JDG 9:51)

2 SAM 18:24 contextual word gloss=‘the_roof’ word gloss=‘roof’ OSHB 2 SAM 18:24 word 9

OET-LV: 24 And_Dāvid was_sitting between the _two _of the_gates and_he/it _went the_watchman to the _roof of_the _gate to the_wall and_he _lifted _up DOM eyes _of_his and_he/it _saw and_see/lo/see a _man was_running for_him/it_being _alone. (SA2_18:24)

OET-RV: 24 Now David was sitting between the outer and inner gates. When the watchman had gone over the gate roof to the wall, he looked out and saw, wow, a man was running towards them alone. (SA2 18:24)