Isaiah 22:1:2Isa.22.1.W2TAB

גֵּ֣יא

ge

valley of

Transliteration
GE
Extended
GEE
IPA
/ɡeːʔ/

Meaning by language

English
valley of

Alphabet Analysis

Gimelg as in good
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    GE

  2. phraseyour reading level

    GE khi-za-YON

  3. clause

    ma-SA GE khi-za-YON

  4. sentence

    ma-SA GE khi-za-YON ma-LEKH E-fo KI-a-LIT ku-LAKH la-gag-GOT

Exegesis

The verse begins with massa {מַשָּׂא | massāʾ} ‘oracle’, a standard prophetic burden marker, followed by the construct chain gei khizzayôn {גֵּיא חִזָּי֑וֹן | gēʼ khizzayôn} ‘valley of vision’.

In contextIsaiah 22:1

The oracle concerning the valley of vision: What is wrong with you now that you have all gone up to the rooftops ?

About this coordinate

Isaiah 22:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 22:1, so the Hebrew word גֵּ֣יא (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.22.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.22.1.W2.S1) and character.