Exodus 15:21:6Exod.15.21.W6TAB
כִּֽי־גָאֹ֣ה
kigaoh
“for truly”
- Transliteration
- ki-ga-OH
- Extended
- kee-gah-OH
- IPA
- /kiː.ɡa.ˈʔoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for truly
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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-AH
- clause
shi-RU la-ye-ho-VAH ki-ga-OH ga-AH SUS ve-rokh-VO ra-MAH ba-YAM
- sentence
va-ta-AN la-HEM mir-YAM shi-RU la-ye-ho-VAH ki-ga-OH ga-AH SUS ve-rokh-VO ra-MAH ba-YAM
Exegesis
The combination kî-gā’ôh gā’âh {כִּֽי־גָאֹה גָּאָה | kî-gā’ôh gā’âh}, infinitive absolute plus perfect, intensifies the affirmation of divine exaltation.
Root and etymology
ג-א-ה
“to be high”
In context — Exodus 15:21
And Miriam answered them, “Sing to the LORD , for He has triumphed gloriously ; the horse and its rider He has hurled into the sea.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 15:21, 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.15.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.21.W6.S1) and character.