Exodus 19:6:5Exod.19.6.W5TAB
וְג֣וֹי
vegoy
“and a nation”
- Transliteration
- ve-GOY
- Extended
- veh-GOHY
- IPA
- /vəˈɡoːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a nation
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-GOY
- phraseyour reading level
ve-GOY ka-DOSH
- clause
ve-a-TEM tih-yu-LI mam-LE-khet ko-ha-NIM ve-GOY ka-DOSH
- sentence
ve-a-TEM tih-yu-LI mam-LE-khet ko-ha-NIM ve-GOY ka-DOSH EH-leh had-de-va-RIM a-SHER teh-dab-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The construct pair mamlékhet kohanim {מַמְלֶכֶת כֹּהֲנִים | mam-lɛ-ḵeṯ kō-hă-nîm} ‘kingdom of priests’ establishes Israel’s mediatory status, paralleled by vegoy kadosh {וְגוֹי קָדוֹשׁ | wə-gôy qā-ḏôš} ‘and a holy nation,’ which emphasizes corporate sanctification.
In context — Exodus 19:6
You will be for Me a kingdom of priests and a nation that is holy. These are the words you shall speak to the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 19:6, so the Hebrew word וְג֣וֹי (vegoy) 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.19.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.6.W5.S1) and character.