Isaiah 19:22:1Isa.19.22.W1TAB
וְנָגַ֧ף
venagaf
“and he will strike”
- Transliteration
- ve-na-GAF
- Extended
- veh-naa-GAHF
- IPA
- /vənɔːˈɣaf/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he will strike
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-na-GAF
- phraseyour reading level
ve-na-GAF ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-na-GAF ye-ho-VAH ET-mits-RA-yim na-GOF ve-ra-FO
- sentence
ve-na-GAF ye-ho-VAH ET-mits-RA-yim na-GOF ve-ra-FO ve-sha-VU ad-ye-ho-VAH ve-ne-tar la-HEM u-re-FA-am
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive perfect venagaf {וְנָגַ֧ף | wə-nā-ḡap} ‘and He will strike’, indicating sequential future action.
Root and etymology
נ־ג־ף
“to strike”
In context — Isaiah 19:22
And the LORD will strike Egypt, striking and healing; and they will return to the LORD, and He will be entreated for them and heal them.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 19:22, so the Hebrew word וְנָגַ֧ף (venagaf) 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.19.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.22.W1.S1) and character.