Isaiah 16:6:3Isa.16.6.W3TAB
גֵּ֣א
ge
“proud”
- Transliteration
- GE
- Extended
- GEE
- IPA
- /ˈɡeːʔ/
Meaning by language
- English
- proud
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
GE
- phraseyour reading level
GE me-OD
- 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 intensifiers ge {גֵּ֣א | ge} ‘very proud’ and meod {מְאֹ֑ד | mē-’ōd} ‘exceedingly’ function as stacked modifiers.
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 16:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 16:6, so the Hebrew word גֵּ֣א (ge) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.6.W3.S1) and character.