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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ho-DOO
- phraseyour reading level
ho-DOO la-ye-ho-VAH
- 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 context — 1 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.