Isaiah 14:18:2Isa.14.18.W2TAB
גוֹיִ֖ם
goyim
“nations”
- Transliteration
- go-YIM
- Extended
- goh-YEEM
- IPA
- /ɣoːˈjiːm/
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
KAL-mal-KHE go-YIM
- clause
KAL-mal-KHE go-YIM ku-LAM
- sentence
KAL-mal-KHE go-YIM ku-LAM sha-khe-VU ve-kha-VOD ISH be-VE-to
Exegesis
The verse begins with the universal quantifier kol {כָּל | kôl} ‘all,’ followed by the construct chain malkei goyim {מַלְכֵ֥י גוֹיִ֖ם | mal·kê gôyim} ‘kings of nations,’ establishing a broad collective.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel–waw–yod
“nation, people”
In context — Isaiah 14:18
All the kings of the nations—every one of them—lie down in glory , each in his own house .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 14:18, so the Hebrew word גוֹיִ֖ם (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.14.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.18.W2.S1) and character.