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
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
GE
- phraseyour reading level
GE khi-za-YON
- clause
ma-SA GE khi-za-YON
- 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 context — Isaiah 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.