Isaiah 16:4:1Isa.16.4.W1TAB
יָג֤וּרוּ
yaguru
“they will sojourn”
- Transliteration
- ya-GU-ru
- Extended
- yaa-GOO-roo
- IPA
- /jaːˈɡuː.ruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they will sojourn
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Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-GU-ru
- phraseyour reading level
ya-GU-ru VAKH
- clause
ya-GU-ru VAKH nid-da-KHAI mo-AV he-vi-SE-ter la-MO mip-pe-NEI sho-DED
- sentence
ya-GU-ru VAKH nid-da-KHAI mo-AV he-vi-SE-ter la-MO mip-pe-NEI sho-DED ki-a-FES ham-METS ka-LA SHOD tam-MU ro-MES min-ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The verse opens with the jussive imperfect yaguru {יָג֤וּרוּ | yāḡûrû} ‘let them sojourn’, expressing a petition on behalf of the niddachay {נִדָּחַ֔י | niddāḥay} ‘outcasts’.
Root and etymology
ג־ו־ר
“reside temporarily”
In context — Isaiah 16:4
Let my outcasts sojourn with you, Moab; be a shelter for them from the face of the destroyer. For the oppressor has come to an end, plundering has ceased, and the trampler has vanished from the land.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 16:4, so the Hebrew word יָג֤וּרוּ (yaguru) 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.16.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.4.W1.S1) and character.