Isaiah 16:6:2Isa.16.6.W2TAB
גְאוֹן־מוֹאָ֖ב
geonmoav
“the pride of Moab”
- Transliteration
- ge-ON-mo-AV
- Extended
- geh-OHN-moh-AAV
- IPA
- /ɡəʔoːn.moːˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- the pride of Moab
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ge-ON-mo-AV
- phraseyour reading level
sha-MA-e-nu ge-ON-mo-AV
- clause
sha-MA-e-nu ge-ON-mo-AV GE me-OD
- sentence
sha-MA-e-nu ge-ON-mo-AV GE me-OD ga-a-VA-to u-ge-o-NO ve-e-VE-ra-to lo-KHEN ba-DAI-av
Exegesis
The construct phrase geon-moav {גְאוֹן־מוֹאָ֖ב | ge-’ōn mō-’āḇ} ‘pride of Moab’ uses a maqqef to link the construct to its possessor.
Root and etymology
ג־א־ה
“to rise up, exalt”
In context — Isaiah 16:6
We have heard of Moab’s pride—how very proud he is—his arrogance, his pride, and his wrath ; but his boasts are not true.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 16:6, so the Hebrew word גְאוֹן־מוֹאָ֖ב (geonmoav) 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.16.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.6.W2.S1) and character.