Genesis 19:9:2Gen.19.9.W2TAB
גֶּשׁ־הָ֗לְאָה
geshalea
“move farther back”
- Transliteration
- ges-ha-le-A
- Extended
- gehsh-hah-leh-AA
- IPA
- /gɛʃ.haː.lə.ˈʔaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- move farther back
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ges-ha-le-A
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-me-RU ges-ha-le-A
- clause
va-yo-me-RU ges-ha-le-A va-yo-me-RU ha-e-KHAD ba-la-GUR va-yish-POT sha-FOT at-TA na-RA le-KHA me-HEM
- sentence
va-yo-me-RU ges-ha-le-A va-yo-me-RU ha-e-KHAD ba-la-GUR va-yish-POT sha-FOT at-TA na-RA le-KHA me-HEM va-yif-tse-RU va-ISH be-LOT me-OD va-yig-ge-SHU lish-BOR had-DA-let
Exegesis
The imperative גֶּשׁ (gesh {גֶּשׁ | geš}) plus the directional adverb הָלְאָה (hal'ah {הָלְאָה | hāl-ʾāh}) forms a forceful expulsion command.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–gimel–shin
“to approach; come near”
In context — Genesis 19:9
But they said, “Move aside !” And they said, “This one came here to sojourn , and now he will surely judge! Now we will harm you more than them.” They pressed hard against the man—against Lot—and drew near to break the door.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 19:9, so the Hebrew word גֶּשׁ־הָ֗לְאָה (geshalea) 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.19.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.9.W2.S1) and character.