נָגָ֖עוּ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 נָגָ֖עוּ

   na-ga-U

   they reached
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 עַד־יַעְזֵ֥ר נָגָ֖עוּ

   ad-ya-ZER na-ga-U

   as far as Jazer they reached
3. clause🔊 כִּ֣י שַׁדְמוֹת֩ חֶשְׁבּ֨וֹן אֻמְלָ֜ל גֶּ֣פֶן שִׂבְמָ֗ה בַּעֲלֵ֤י גוֹיִם֙ הָלְמ֣וּ שְׂרוּקֶּ֔יהָ עַד־יַעְזֵ֥ר נָגָ֖עוּ תָּ֣עוּ מִדְבָּ֑ר

   KI shad-MOT khe-shBON um-la-LAL GE-fen siv-MA ba-a-LE go-YIM hal-MU se-ru-KE-ha ad-ya-ZER na-ga-U ta-U mid-BAR

   for fields of Heshbon languishes vine of Sibmah lords of nations struck down its choice vines or its tendrils as far as Jazer they reached they wandered wilderness or desert
4. sentence🔊 כִּ֣י שַׁדְמוֹת֩ חֶשְׁבּ֨וֹן אֻמְלָ֜ל גֶּ֣פֶן שִׂבְמָ֗ה בַּעֲלֵ֤י גוֹיִם֙ הָלְמ֣וּ שְׂרוּקֶּ֔יהָ עַד־יַעְזֵ֥ר נָגָ֖עוּ תָּ֣עוּ מִדְבָּ֑ר שְׁלֻ֣חוֹתֶ֔יהָ נִטְּשׁ֖וּ עָ֥בְרוּ יָֽם׃

   KI shad-MOT khe-shBON um-la-LAL GE-fen siv-MA ba-a-LE go-YIM hal-MU se-ru-KE-ha ad-ya-ZER na-ga-U ta-U mid-BAR she-lu-kho-TE-ha nit-SHU av-RU YAM

   for fields of Heshbon languishes vine of Sibmah lords of nations struck down its choice vines or its tendrils as far as Jazer they reached they wandered wilderness or desert its shoots were spread out or were extended they passed over sea

Exegesis

A sequence of Qal perfects—halmu {הָלְמוּ | hāl-mū}, nagu {נָגָעוּ | nā-gā-‘ū}, tau {תָּעוּ | tâ-‘ū}—depicts actions of striking, reaching, and wandering, emphasizing progressive devastation.