2 Chronicles 20:6:132 Chr.20.6.W13TAB
הַגּוֹיִ֑ם
hagoyim
“the nations”
- Transliteration
- ha-go-YIM
- Extended
- hah-goh-YEEM
- IPA
- /hag.goˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the nations
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-go-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
mam-le-KHOT ha-go-YIM
- clause
va-yo-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE a-vo-TE-nu ha-LO a-TA-HU e-lo-HIM ba-sha-MA-yim ve-a-TA mo-SHEL be-KHOL mam-le-KHOT ha-go-YIM
- sentence
va-yo-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE a-vo-TE-nu ha-LO a-TA-HU e-lo-HIM ba-sha-MA-yim ve-a-TA mo-SHEL be-KHOL mam-le-KHOT ha-go-YIM u-ve-yad-KHA KO-akh u-ge-vu-RA ve-EN im-me-KHA le-hit-ya-TSEV
Exegesis
The prepositional construct bəkol mamlĕkōṯ haggôyim {בְּכֹל מַמְלְכוֹת הַגּוֹיִם | bəkōl mamməlāḵōṯ haggôyim} ‘over all the kingdoms of the nations’ expresses universal dominion.
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:6
And he said, “O LORD God of our fathers , are You not He—God in the heavens? And You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. In Your hand are power and might, and none can stand against You.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:6:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Chronicles 20:6, so the Hebrew word הַגּוֹיִ֑ם (hagoyim) 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 2 Chr.20.6.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.6.W13.S1) and character.