גֹּעָה
go.ah
H1601
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Hebrew
Goah
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go.ah is a proper name marking the point to which a measuring line turns in Jeremiah 31:39.
The attested use presents go.ah as a proper name in the route of a measuring line: in Jeremiah 31:39, the line goes toward the hill of Gareb and then turns to this named location.
Senses in use
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Named point on the measuring-line route · dominant
The form גֹּעָֽתָ is tagged as a proper noun in Jeremiah 31:39 and stands after the line's turn. In Jeremiah 31:39 the APB renders the clause, “and shall then turn to Goah,” presenting it as the named destination or point of that turn.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 31:39, the APB preserves the name as “Goah” in the clause “and shall then turn to Goah.” It confirms the named location in the clause rather than supplying a separate lexical rendering.