Isaiah 13:4:9Isa.13.4.W9TAB
גּוֹיִם֙
goyim
“nations”
- Transliteration
- go-YIM
- Extended
- goh-YEEM
- IPA
- /goːˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- nations
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Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
go-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
mam-le-KHOT go-YIM
- clause
KOL she-ON mam-le-KHOT go-YIM ne-e-sa-FIM Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT me-fak-KED tse-VA mil-kha-MA
- sentence
KOL ha-MON be-ha-RIM de-MUT am-RA KOL she-ON mam-le-KHOT go-YIM ne-e-sa-FIM Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT me-fak-KED tse-VA mil-kha-MA
Exegesis
The repetition of kol is refined as sheon {שְׁא֞וֹן | šeʾôn} ‘roar’, applied to mamlakhot goyim {מַמְלְכ֤וֹת גּוֹיִם֙ | mamleḵôt gôyim}, highlighting political unrest.
In context — Isaiah 13:4
The sound of an uproar rises in the mountains, like the likeness of a great people; the voice of kingdoms in tumult, nations being gathered; the LORD of hosts is mustering the army for battle .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 13:4, so the Hebrew word גּוֹיִם֙ (goyim) 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.13.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.4.W9.S1) and character.