Genesis 14:9:7Gen.14.9.W7TAB
גּוֹיִ֔ם
goyim
“Goiim”
- Transliteration
- go-YIM
- Extended
- goh-YIHM
- IPA
- /goːˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- Goiim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
go-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh go-YIM
- clause
ET ke-dar-la-O-mer ME-lekh ei-LAM ve-tid-AL ME-lekh go-YIM ve-am-ra-FEL ME-lekh shin-AR ve-ar-YOKH ME-lekh el-la-SAR
- sentence
ET ke-dar-la-O-mer ME-lekh ei-LAM ve-tid-AL ME-lekh go-YIM ve-am-ra-FEL ME-lekh shin-AR ve-ar-YOKH ME-lekh el-la-SAR ar-ba-A me-la-KHIM et-ha-kha-mi-SHA
Root and etymology
g-w-ygimel–vav–yod
“nation, people group”
In context — Genesis 14:9
Kedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of the nations , Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against the five.
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 14:9, so the Hebrew word גּוֹיִ֔ם (goyim) 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 Gen.14.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.9.W7.S1) and character.