Jeremiah 22:8:2Jer.22.8.W2TAB
גּוֹיִ֣ם
goyim
“nations”
- Transliteration
- go-YIM
- Extended
- goh-YEEM
- IPA
- /goːˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
go-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
go-YIM ra-BIM
- clause
ve-a-ve-RU go-YIM ra-BIM AL ha-IR ha-ZOT
- sentence
ve-a-ve-RU go-YIM ra-BIM AL ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-a-me-RU ISH el-re-E-HU al-ME a-SA Ye-ho-VAH ka-KHA la-IR hag-ge-do-LA ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive verb `ve’avru {וְעָֽבְרוּ | wə-ʿāḇərû} ‘and they will pass,’ projecting a future action where `goyim {גּוֹיִם | gôyim} ‘nations’ move upon `ha’ir {הָעִיר | hā-ʿîr} ‘the city.’
Root and etymology
Rootg-w-y
“nation”
In context — Jeremiah 22:8
And many nations will pass over this city, and each man will say to his neighbor, "Why has the LORD done thus to this great city ?"
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 22:8, so the Hebrew word גּוֹיִ֣ם (goyim) 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.22.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.8.W2.S1) and character.