1 Kings 16:33:151 Kgs.16.33.W15TAB
הָי֖וּ
hayu
“were”
- Transliteration
- ha-YU
- Extended
- haa-YOO
- IPA
- /haːˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- were
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ha-YU
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER ha-YU
- clause
va-yo-SEF akh-AV la-a-SOT le-hakh-IS et-ye-ho-VAH a-lo-HE yis-ra-EL mi-KOL mal-KHE yis-ra-EL a-SHER ha-YU le-fa-NAV
- sentence
va-ya-AS akh-AV et-ha-a-she-RA va-yo-SEF akh-AV la-a-SOT le-hakh-IS et-ye-ho-VAH a-lo-HE yis-ra-EL mi-KOL mal-KHE yis-ra-EL a-SHER ha-YU le-fa-NAV
Exegesis
The comparative phrase mikol malkei Yisrael {מִכֹּל מַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | mikkōl malkê yisrāʾēl} ‘more than all the kings of Israel’ quantifies the extent of provocation, while the relative clause asher hayu lefanav {אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ לְפָנָיו | ʼăšer hāyû lə-pānāw} ‘who were before him’ situates the action in historical contrast.
In context — 1 Kings 16:33
And Ahab made an Asherah pole and did more to provoke the LORD the God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel before him.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:33:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Kings 16:33, so the Hebrew word הָי֖וּ (hayu) 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 Kgs.16.33.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.33.W15.S1) and character.