1 Samuel 18:2:41 Sam.18.2.W4TAB
הַה֑וּא
hahu
“that”
- Transliteration
- ha-HU
- Extended
- hah-HOO
- IPA
- /haˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that
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Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-HU
- phraseyour reading level
ba-YOM ha-HU
- clause
va-yik-ka-KHE-hu sha-UL ba-YOM ha-HU
- sentence
va-yik-ka-KHE-hu sha-UL ba-YOM ha-HU ve-LO ne-ta-NO la-SHUV BET a-VIV
Exegesis
The temporal expression bayyom hahu {בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא | bāyyôm hahû} ‘on that day’ situates the event.
In context — 1 Samuel 18:2
Saul took him that day and did not permit him to return to his father’s house.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 18:2, so the Hebrew word הַה֑וּא (hahu) 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.18.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.2.W4.S1) and character.