Isaiah 13:11:7Isa.13.11.W7TAB
גְּא֣וֹן
geon
“the pride”
- Transliteration
- ge-ON
- Extended
- geh-OHN
- IPA
- /gəˈʔoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the pride
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ge-ON
- phraseyour reading level
ge-ON ze-DIM
- clause
ve-hish-BAT-ti ge-ON ze-DIM ve-ga-a-VAT a-ri-TSIM ash-PIIL
- sentence
u-fa-KAD-ti al-TE-vel ra-A ve-al-re-sha-IM a-vo-NAM ve-hish-BAT-ti ge-ON ze-DIM ve-ga-a-VAT a-ri-TSIM ash-PIIL
Exegesis
The Hiphil forms wə-hiš-bā-ṭî and ʾaš-pîl highlight causative divine intervention in silencing ge’on ze-ḏîm {גְּאוֹן זֵדִים | ge-ʾôn ze-ḏîm} and wə-ğă-ʾā-vat ʿā-ri-ṣîm {וְגַאֲוַת עָרִיצִים | wə-ğă-ʾā-vat ʿā-ri-ṣîm}, establishing a chiastic intensification between humiliation of pride and ruthless power.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel–aleph–heh
“pride”
In context — Isaiah 13:11
And I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease, and will bring low the haughtiness of the ruthless .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Isaiah 13:11, so the Hebrew word גְּא֣וֹן (geon) 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 Isa.13.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.11.W7.S1) and character.