Genesis 17:20:16Gen.17.20.W16TAB
לְג֥וֹי
legoy
“into a nation”
- Transliteration
- le-GOY
- Extended
- leh-GOY
- IPA
- /lə.ˈɣoj/
Meaning by language
- English
- into a nation
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
le-GOY
- phraseyour reading level
le-GOY ga-DOL
- clause
she-neim-a-SAR ne-si-IM yo-LID u-ne-tat-TIV le-GOY ga-DOL
- sentence
u-le-yish-ma-EL she-ma-TI-kha hi-NE be-RAKH-ti o-TO ve-hif-re-TI o-TO ve-hir-be-TI o-TO bi-me-OD me-OD she-neim-a-SAR ne-si-IM yo-LID u-ne-tat-TIV le-GOY ga-DOL
Exegesis
The final Qal perfect u-netativ {וּנְתַתִּיו | u-nə-tat-tîw} with le-goy gadol {לְגוי גָּדוֹל | lə-gôy gā-dōl} conveys the assured result of a great nation. English renders these aspectual nuances by combining present perfect and future tense to reflect completed blessing and guaranteed fulfillment.
Root and etymology
g-w-ygimel–vav–yod
“nation, people”
In context — Genesis 17:20
Concerning Ishmael, I have heard you. Look: I have blessed him, and I will make him fruitful, and I will multiply him exceedingly; he will father twelve leaders , and I will make him a great nation.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:20:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Genesis 17:20, so the Hebrew word לְג֥וֹי (legoy) 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.17.20.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.20.W16.S1) and character.