וּ/גְדִ֥י
𐤅/𐤂𐤃𐤉
gᵉdîy
and a young
A young goat, specifically a kid, typically less than a year old. The term is often used in contexts relating to pastoral life, sacrificial practices, and dietary laws. In some contexts, the word can indicate a young animal more broadly, but the primary and most attested sense is a young, unweaned or newly weaned goat.
1 Samuel 16:20 · Word #7
Lexicon H1423
| Lemma | גְּדִי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤃𐤉 |
| Transliteration | gᵉdîy |
| Strong's | H1423 |
| Definition | A young goat, specifically a kid, typically less than a year old. The term is often used in contexts relating to pastoral life, sacrificial practices, and dietary laws. In some contexts, the word can indicate a young animal more broadly, but the primary and most attested sense is a young, unweaned or newly weaned goat. |
Morphology HC/Ncmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and a young |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1423-06
kid of
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular common noun in construct state (with prefixed conjunction in the surface form). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun גְּדִי denotes a young goat, especially one newly weaned or raised. The construct singular form requires the relational sense "of," hence "kid of," preserving both the primary zoological sense and the construct morphology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
kid of
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 matches the Hebrew and its construct form ('kid of'); aligned with the SILEX sense of a young goat. |