Isaiah 16:6:3Isa.16.6.W3TAB

גֵּ֣א

ge

proud

Transliteration
GE
Extended
GEE
IPA
/ˈɡeːʔ/

Meaning by language

English
proud

Alphabet Analysis

Gimelg as in good
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    GE

  2. phraseyour reading level

    GE me-OD

  3. clause

    sha-MA-e-nu ge-ON-mo-AV GE me-OD

  4. 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 contextIsaiah 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.