Isaiah 13:3:6Isa.13.3.W6TAB
גִבּוֹרַי֙
givorai
“my mighty ones”
- Transliteration
- gi-vo-RAI
- Extended
- gih-voh-RAAI
- IPA
- /ɡib.boːˈraːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my mighty ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
gi-vo-RAI
- phraseyour reading level
GAM ka-RA-ti gi-vo-RAI
- clause
GAM ka-RA-ti gi-vo-RAI le-a-PI a-li-ZEI ga-a-va-TI
- sentence
a-NI tsi-VEI-ti lim-me-ku-da-SHAI GAM ka-RA-ti gi-vo-RAI le-a-PI a-li-ZEI ga-a-va-TI
Exegesis
The prepositional direct object limkuddashai {לִמְקֻדָּשָׁ֑י | lim-mə-quddā-shāy} 'my consecrated ones' and the noun gibborai {גִּבּוֹרַי | gib-bō-rāy} 'my mighty ones' stand in parallel, each marked by a first person singular suffix to highlight divine ownership.
Root and etymology
g-b-rGimel–Bet–Resh
“to be strong”
In context — Isaiah 13:3
I have given command to my consecrated ones, and I have also called my mighty ones for my anger, those who exult in my majesty .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 13:3, so the Hebrew word גִבּוֹרַי֙ (givorai) 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.13.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.3.W6.S1) and character.