1 Samuel 14:21:21 Sam.14.21.W2TAB
הָי֤וּ
hayu
“were”
- Transliteration
- ha-YU
- Extended
- haa-YOO
- IPA
- /haˈjuː/
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
ha-YU lap-pe-lish-TIM
- clause
ve-ha-iv-RIM ha-YU lap-pe-lish-TIM ke-et-MOL shil-SHOM a-SHER a-LU im-MAM bam-ma-kha-NE sa-VIV
- sentence
ve-ha-iv-RIM ha-YU lap-pe-lish-TIM ke-et-MOL shil-SHOM a-SHER a-LU im-MAM bam-ma-kha-NE sa-VIV ve-gam-HE-ma li-he-YOT im-yis-ra-EL a-SHER im-sha-UL ve-yo-na-TAN
Exegesis
The verse opens with topical fronting of the subject vehaivrim {וְהָעִבְרִים | wə-hā-ʿiv-rīm} ‘the Hebrews’, followed by the copular perfect hayu {הָיוּ | hā-yû} ‘they were’ linking to the prepositional phrase la-pə-lish-tim {לַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים | la-pə-lish-tīm} ‘with the Philistines’.
In context — 1 Samuel 14:21
And the Hebrews who had been with the Philistines like the previous days , who had gone up with them around the camp, likewise turned to be with Israel—those with Saul and Jonathan .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 14:21, so the Hebrew word הָי֤וּ (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 Sam.14.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.21.W2.S1) and character.