2 Kings 21:2:62 Kgs.21.2.W6TAB
הַגּוֹיִ֔ם
hagoyim
“the nations”
- Transliteration
- ha-go-YIM
- Extended
- hah-goh-YEEM
- IPA
- /hag.goːˈjiːm/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-go-YIM
- clause
ke-to-a-VOT ha-go-YIM a-SHER ho-RISH ye-ho-VAH mi-pe-NE be-NE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ke-to-a-VOT ha-go-YIM a-SHER ho-RISH ye-ho-VAH mi-pe-NE be-NE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The simile ketôavot hagoyim {כְּתֽוֹעֲבֹת הַגּוֹיִם | kə·tô·‘ă·wō·ṯ ha·gô·yim} “like the abominations of the nations” intensifies the moral condemnation.
Root and etymology
Rootgimelvavyod
“nation”
In context — 2 Kings 21:2
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD , like the abominations of the nations the LORD had driven out from before the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 21:2, so the Hebrew word הַגּוֹיִ֔ם (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 Kgs.21.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.2.W6.S1) and character.