2 Chronicles 20:21:122 Chr.20.21.W12TAB
הוֹד֣וּ
hodu
“give thanks”
- Transliteration
- ho-DU
- Extended
- hoh-DOO
- IPA
- /hoːˈduː/
Meaning by language
- English
- give thanks
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ho-DU
- phraseyour reading level
ho-DU la-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
be-TSET lif-NE he-kha-LUTS ve-o-me-RIM ho-DU la-ye-ho-VAH KI le-o-LAM khas-DO
- sentence
va-yiv-VA-ets el-ha-AM va-ya-a-MED me-sho-ra-RIM la-ye-ho-VAH u-me-hal-le-LIM le-had-RAT-KO-desh be-TSET lif-NE he-kha-LUTS ve-o-me-RIM ho-DU la-ye-ho-VAH KI le-o-LAM khas-DO
Exegesis
Veomrim hodu laYHWH ki leolam chasdo {וְאֹמְרִים הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | wĕ-’ōm-rîm hō-dū la-YHWH kî lĕ-‘ō-lām ḥa-ṣā-ḏō} links the imperative ‘give thanks’ with a causal clause introduced by ki, encapsulating the liturgical refrain in battle worship.
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:21
And he consulted with the people and appointed singers to the LORD and praisers for the splendor of holiness , as they went out before the vanguard, saying, “Give thanks to the LORD, for His lovingkindness endures forever.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:21:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Chronicles 20:21, so the Hebrew word הוֹד֣וּ (hodu) 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.20.21.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.21.W12.S1) and character.