1 Chronicles 16:8:11 Chr.16.8.W1TAB

הוֹד֤וּ

hodoo

give thanks

Transliteration
ho-DOO
Extended
hoh-DOO
IPA
/hoːˈduː/

Meaning by language

English
give thanks

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Result
הוֹ + ד֤וּ
ho + doo
hodoo

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Daletd as in door
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    ho-DOO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ho-DOO la-ye-ho-VAH

  3. sentence

    ho-DOO la-ye-ho-VAH kir-E-OO vish-e-MO ho-di-I-OO va-a-MIM a-li-lo-TAV

Exegesis

The verse presents a triadic imperative sequence: hodu {הוֹד֤וּ | hō̆dū} ‘give thanks’, qîrû {קִרְא֣וּ | qîrû} ‘call’, and hôdiʿû {הוֹדִ֥יעוּ | hôdiʿû} ‘make known’.

Root and etymology

y-d-hyod–dalet–he

to thank

In context1 Chronicles 16:8

Give thanks to the LORD ; call on His name; make known among the peoples His deeds .

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 16:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 16:8, so the Hebrew word הוֹד֤וּ (hodoo) 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 1 Chr.16.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.8.W1.S1) and character.