Exodus 15:1:12Exod.15.1.W12TAB
כִּֽי־גָאֹ֣ה
kigaoh
“for indeed”
- Transliteration
- ki-ga-OH
- Extended
- kee-gah-OH
- IPA
- /kiː.ɡaˈʔoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for indeed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ki-ga-OH
- phraseyour reading level
ki-ga-OH ga-AA
- clause
a-shi-RA la-ye-ho-VAH ki-ga-OH ga-AA SOOS ve-ROKH-vo ra-MA ba-YAM
- sentence
AZ ya-SHIR-MO-sheh u-ve-NEI yis-ra-EL et-ha-shi-RA ha-ZOT la-ye-ho-VAH va-yom-ROO leh-MOR a-shi-RA la-ye-ho-VAH ki-ga-OH ga-AA SOOS ve-ROKH-vo ra-MA ba-YAM
Exegesis
The infinitive absolute gaoh followed by perfect gaah {כִּֽי־גָאֹ֣ה גָּאָ֔ה | kî gāʾōh gāʾāh} forms an emphatic clause intensifying divine exaltation.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel–aleph–heh
“to be high, to be exalted”
In context — Exodus 15:1
Then Moses and the sons of Israel sang this song to the LORD , saying, “I will sing to the LORD, because He has risen in victory; He has flung the horse and its rider into the sea.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 15:1, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־גָאֹ֣ה (kigaoh) 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 Exod.15.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.1.W12.S1) and character.