Isaiah 20:4:6Isa.20.4.W6TAB
וְאֶת־גָּל֥וּת
veetgalut
“and the exile of”
- Transliteration
- ve-et-ga-LUT
- Extended
- veh-EHT-gah-LOOT
- IPA
- /vəʔɛt.ɡaˈluːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the exile of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-et-ga-LUT
- phraseyour reading level
ve-et-ga-LUT KUSH
- clause
KEN yin-haG ME-lekh-a-SHUR et-she-VI mits-ra-YIM ve-et-ga-LUT KUSH ne-a-RIM u-ze-ke-NIM a-ROM ve-ya-KHEF
- sentence
KEN yin-haG ME-lekh-a-SHUR et-she-VI mits-ra-YIM ve-et-ga-LUT KUSH ne-a-RIM u-ze-ke-NIM a-ROM ve-ya-KHEF va-kha-su-FAI SHET e-re-VAT mits-ra-YIM
Exegesis
Two parallel construct phrases, et-shevi mitzrayim {אֶת־שְׁבִי מִצְרַיִם | ʾet-šeḇî miṣrayim} ‘the captivity of Egypt’ and ve-et-galut kush {וְאֶת־גָּלוּת כּוּשׁ | wə-ʾet gā-lût kūš} ‘and the exile of Cush’, highlight dual subjugation.
Root and etymology
ג־ל־ה
“to exile”
In context — Isaiah 20:4
So the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young men and old men, naked and barefoot, and with bare buttocks, the nakedness of Egypt.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 20:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 20:4, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־גָּל֥וּת (veetgalut) 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.20.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.20.4.W6.S1) and character.