Jeremiah 18:7:3Jer.18.7.W3TAB
עַל־גּ֖וֹי
algoy
“concerning a nation”
- Transliteration
- al-GOY
- Extended
- ahl-GOHY
- IPA
- /ʕalˈɡoːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- concerning a nation
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-GOY
- clause
RE-ga a-dab-BER al-GOY ve-al-mam-la-KHA
- sentence
RE-ga a-dab-BER al-GOY ve-al-mam-la-KHA lin-te-SHOSH ve-lin-te-TOTS u-le-ha-a-VID
Exegesis
The paired prepositional phrases ʿal gōy {עַל־גּוֹי | ʿal gōy} and wə-ʿal mamlāḵâ {וְעַל־מַמְלָכָה | wə-ʿal mam-lā-kāh} form a parallel structure that emphasizes the scope of judgment across both people and political entity.
Root and etymology
g-w-yg–w–y
“nation, people”
In context — Jeremiah 18:7
At the moment I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to uproot, to pull down, and to destroy it.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 18:7, so the Hebrew word עַל־גּ֖וֹי (algoy) 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 Jer.18.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.7.W3.S1) and character.