Genesis 21:13:3Gen.21.13.W3TAB
לְג֣וֹי
legoy
“into a nation”
- Transliteration
- le-GOY
- Extended
- leh-GOHY
- IPA
- /lə.ˈɣoːj/
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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Word in context
- word
le-GOY
- phraseyour reading level
le-GOY a-si-MEN-nu
- clause
ve-GAM et-ben-ha-a-MA le-GOY a-si-MEN-nu
- sentence
ve-GAM et-ben-ha-a-MA le-GOY a-si-MEN-nu KI zar-a-KHA HU
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase legoy {לְגוֹי | lə-gôy} “into a nation” precedes the verb ashimenu {אֲשִׂימֶנּוּ | ʾă-śî-mēn-nû}, foregrounding the intended result before stating the divine action.
Root and etymology
g-w-ygimel–vav–yod
“nation, people”
In context — Genesis 21:13
And the son of the maidservant I will also make into a nation , because he is your offspring.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 21:13, so the Hebrew word לְג֣וֹי (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.21.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.13.W3.S1) and character.