Amos 6:7:5Amos.6.7.W5TAB
גֹּלִ֑ים
golim
“of the exiles”
- Transliteration
- go-LIM
- Extended
- goh-LEEM
- IPA
- /ɡoːˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the exiles
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
go-LIM
- phraseyour reading level
be-ROSH go-LIM
- clause
la-KHEN a-TA yig-LU be-ROSH go-LIM
- sentence
la-KHEN a-TA yig-LU be-ROSH go-LIM ve-SAR mir-ZAKH se-ru-KHIM
Exegesis
The construct chain berosh golim {בְּרֹאשׁ גֹּלִים | bə-rōsh gō-lîm} idiomatically marks precedence among captives.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–gimmel–lamed
“to roll”
In context — Amos 6:7
Therefore now they will go into exile at the head of the captives, and the revelry of those who sprawl will be removed.
About this coordinate
Amos 6:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Amos 6:7, so the Hebrew word גֹּלִ֑ים (golim) 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 Amos.6.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Amos.6.7.W5.S1) and character.