Ezekiel 20:22:9Ezek.20.22.W9TAB
הַגּוֹיִ֔ם
hagoyim
“the nations”
- Transliteration
- ha-go-YIM
- Extended
- hah-goh-YEEM
- IPA
- /hag.goˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the nations
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ha-go-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
le-e-NE ha-go-YIM
- clause
le-vil-TI he-KHEL le-e-NE ha-go-YIM a-sher-ho-tse-TI o-TAM le-e-NE-hem
- sentence
va-ha-shi-VO-ti ET-YA-di va-a-AS le-MA-an she-MI le-vil-TI he-KHEL le-e-NE ha-go-YIM a-sher-ho-tse-TI o-TAM le-e-NE-hem
Exegesis
The phrase lə-ʿê-ney ha-gô-yîm {לְעֵינֵי הַגּוֹיִם | lə-ʿê-ney ha-gô-yîm} ‘before the eyes of the nations’ underscores public witness.
Root and etymology
ג־ו־י
“nation, people”
In context — Ezekiel 20:22
But I withheld my hand and acted for the sake of my name , in order that it would not be profaned before the eyes of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:22:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 20:22, so the Hebrew word הַגּוֹיִ֔ם (hagoyim) 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 Ezek.20.22.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.22.W9.S1) and character.