2 Chronicles 16:8:42 Chr.16.8.W4TAB
הָי֨וּ
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
ha-YU le-KHA-yil la-ROV
- 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
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 16:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 16:8, so the Hebrew word הָי֨וּ (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 2 Chr.16.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.16.8.W4.S1) and character.