2 Chronicles 16:8:12 Chr.16.8.W1TAB
הֲלֹ֧א
halo
“was it not”
- Transliteration
- ha-LO
- Extended
- hah-LOH
- IPA
- /hăˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- was it not
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-LO
- phraseyour reading level
ha-LO ha-KU-shim ve-hal-LU-vim
- clause
ha-LO ha-KU-shim ve-hal-LU-vim ha-YU le-KHA-yil la-ROV le-RE-khev u-le-fa-ra-SHIM le-har-BE me-OD
- sentence
ha-LO ha-KU-shim ve-hal-LU-vim ha-YU le-KHA-yil la-ROV le-RE-khev u-le-fa-ra-SHIM le-har-BE me-OD u-ve-hish-sha-EN-kha al-ye-ho-VAH ne-ta-NAM be-ya-DE-kha
Exegesis
The verse begins with the interrogative halo {הֲלֹא | hă-lōʾ} introducing a rhetorical question.
In context — 2 Chronicles 16:8
Was it not the Cushites and the Lubim who formed a vast army , with a great multitude of chariots and horsemen beyond measure? Yet when you relied upon the LORD , He gave them into your hand.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 16:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 16:8, so the Hebrew word הֲלֹ֧א (halo) 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 2 Chr.16.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.16.8.W1.S1) and character.