Genesis 17:6:6Gen.17.6.W6TAB
לְגוֹיִ֑ם
legoyim
“into nations”
- Transliteration
- le-go-YIM
- Extended
- leh-goh-YIHM
- IPA
- /lə.ɣoː.ˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- into nations
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-go-YIM
- clause
ve-hif-re-TI ot-KHA bi-me-OD me-OD u-ne-tat-TI-kha le-go-YIM
- sentence
ve-hif-re-TI ot-KHA bi-me-OD me-OD u-ne-tat-TI-kha le-go-YIM u-me-la-KHIM mim-me-KHA ye-tse-U
Exegesis
The phrase legoyim {לְגוֹיִם | lə-gô-yim} expresses result (‘into nations’) rather than mere direction.
Root and etymology
גויgimel–vav–yod
“nation, people”
In context — Genesis 17:6
I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will bring nations from you, and kings will come from you.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:6:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 17:6, so the Hebrew word לְגוֹיִ֑ם (legoyim) 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.17.6.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.6.W6.S1) and character.