2 Kings 21:9:72 Kgs.21.9.W7TAB
מִן־הַ֨גּוֹיִ֔ם
minhagoyim
“more than the nations”
- Transliteration
- min-ha-GO-yim
- Extended
- mihn-hah-GOH-yeem
- IPA
- /min.hagˈgoː.jiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- more than the nations
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| 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
min-ha-GO-yim
- clause
va-yat-EM me-na-SHE la-a-SOT ET-ha-RA min-ha-GO-yim a-SHER hish-MID ye-ho-VAH mip-ne be-NE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-LO sha-ME-u va-yat-EM me-na-SHE la-a-SOT ET-ha-RA min-ha-GO-yim a-SHER hish-MID ye-ho-VAH mip-ne be-NE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The comparative min-haggoyim {מִן־הַ֨גּוֹיִ֔ם | min-ha-ggôyim} sets a standard exceeded by Israel’s evil, specified by the relative clause asher hishmid {אֲשֶׁר֙ הִשְׁמִ֣יד | ʾăšer hišmîḏ} in hiphil perfect, highlighting utter destruction by YHWH {יְהוָ֔ה | Yəhōwāh}.
Root and etymology
Rootgimelvavyod
“nation”
In context — 2 Kings 21:9
But they did not listen, and Manasseh led them astray to do evil more than the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Kings 21:9, so the Hebrew word מִן־הַ֨גּוֹיִ֔ם (minhagoyim) 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.21.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.9.W7.S1) and character.