Psalm 22:27:8Ps.22.27.W8TABWLC Psalms 22:28
גּוֹיִֽם׃
goyim
“nations”
- Transliteration
- go-YIM
- Extended
- goh-YEEM
- IPA
- /kɔl.miʃ.pəˈħoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- nations
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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
kal-mish-pe-KHOT go-YIM
- sentence
yiz-ke-RU ve-ya-SHU-vu el-ye-ho-VAH kal-af-SE-e-RETZ ve-yish-ta-kha-VU le-fa-NE-kha kal-mish-pe-KHOT go-YIM
Exegesis
The final construct kol mishpechot goyim {כָּל־ מִשְׁפְּחוֹת גּוֹיִם | kol, mišpəḥōṯ, gōyim} ‘all families of the nations’ intensifies inclusive worship. The preserved word order and vav chronology underscore global return and homage.
Root and etymology
g-w-yg-w-y
“nation, people”
In context — Psalm 22:27
All the ends of the earth will remember and return to the LORD and all the families of the nations will bow down before You.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Psalm 22:27, so the Hebrew word גּוֹיִֽם׃ (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 Ps.22.27.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.27.W8.S1) and character.