Zechariah 14:2:2Zech.14.2.W2TAB
אֶת־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֥ם
etkolhagoyim
“{direct object} all the nations”
- Transliteration
- et-KOL-ha-go-YIM
- Extended
- eht-KOHL-hah-goh-YEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.kɔl.hag.goˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} all the nations
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-KOL-ha-go-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-SAF-ti et-KOL-ha-go-YIM el-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
- clause
ve-a-SAF-ti et-KOL-ha-go-YIM el-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim lam-mil-kha-MA ve-nil-khe-DA ha-IR ve-na-SAS-su ha-bba-TIM ve-han-na-SHIM te-she-gal-NA tish-sha-KHAV-na
- sentence
ve-a-SAF-ti et-KOL-ha-go-YIM el-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim lam-mil-kha-MA ve-nil-khe-DA ha-IR ve-na-SAS-su ha-bba-TIM ve-han-na-SHIM te-she-gal-NA tish-sha-KHAV-na ve-ya-TSA kha-TSI ha-IR bag-go-LA ve-YE-ter ha-AM LO yik-ka-RET min-ha-IR
Exegesis
The direct-object marker et introduces totality with kol hagoyim {כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם | kol ha-gō-yim} ‘all the nations,’ while the prepositional phrase el yerushalayim {אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלִַם | ʾel yə-rû-šā-la-yim} marks spatial direction, and lamilchamah {לַמִּלְחָמָה | la-mil-ḥā-māh} expresses purpose ‘for battle.’ A sequence of Niphal perfect verbs (nilkəḏāh, nāšassū) and a Niphal imperfect (tishakavnah) portrays the city’s capture, plunder, and violation of women, emphasizing the completeness of judgment.
Root and etymology
g-w-y
“nation, people”
In context — Zechariah 14:2
For I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem for battle, and the city will be taken, and the houses plundered, and the women will be violated, and half of the city will go out into exile , but the remainder of the people will not be cut off from the city.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:2:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Zechariah 14:2, so the Hebrew word אֶת־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֥ם (etkolhagoyim) 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 Zech.14.2.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.2.W2.S1) and character.