Malachi 3:12:3Mal.3.12.W3TAB
כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֑ם
kolhagoyim
“all the nations”
- Transliteration
- KOL-ha-go-YIM
- Extended
- KAAL-hah-goh-YEEM
- IPA
- /kɔl.hag.goˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- all the nations
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
KOL-ha-go-YIM
- clause
ve-ish-SHU-ru et-KHEM KOL-ha-go-YIM
- sentence
ve-ish-SHU-ru et-KHEM KOL-ha-go-YIM KI-ti-he-YU a-TEM E-rets KHE-fets a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
Exegesis
The subject kol-hagoyim {כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם | kol-ha-gô-yim} “all the nations” is fronted for emphasis.
Root and etymology
g-w-ygimel–vav–yod
“nation, people”
In context — Malachi 3:12
All the nations will speak of you as blessed, for you will be a land that brings delight , declares the LORD of hosts .
About this coordinate
Malachi 3:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Malachi 3:12, so the Hebrew word כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֑ם (kolhagoyim) 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 Mal.3.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Mal.3.12.W3.S1) and character.