גיא
Hebrew
גיא בבהוטן
| Root |
|---|
| ג־י־א (g-y-ʾ) |
Noun
גַּיְא • (gáy) m (plural indefinite גֵּיאָיוֹת, singular construct גֵּיא־, plural construct גֵּיאֲיוֹת־)
- valley, gorge, ravine
Usage notes
- Archaic, alternative plurals include גֵּאָיוֹת and גֵּאָוֹת.
- The vocalization גֶּיא occurs once in the Bible (Isaiah 40:4):
- כָּל־גֶּיא יִנָּשֵׂא וְכָל־הַר וְגִבְעָה יִשְׁפָּלוּ וְהָיָה הֶעָקֹב לְמִישׁוֹר וְהָרְכָסִים לְבִקְעָה׃
- Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the rugged shall be made level, and the rough places a plain;
Derived terms
- גֵּיהִנּוֹם
Proper noun
גַּיְא • (gáy) m
- a male given name, Guy
References
- H1516 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- “גיא” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
גיא on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he