2 Kings 17:33:22 Kgs.17.33.W2TAB
הָי֣וּ
hayu
“they were”
- Transliteration
- ha-YU
- Extended
- haa-YOO
- IPA
- /haˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-YU
- phraseyour reading level
ha-YU ye-re-IM
- clause
et-Ye-ho-VAH ha-YU ye-re-IM
- sentence
et-Ye-ho-VAH ha-YU ye-re-IM ve-et-e-lo-HE-hem ha-YU o-veh-DIM ke-mish-PAT ha-go-YIM a-sher-hig-LU o-TAM mi-SHAM
Exegesis
The construction hayu {הָיוּ | hāyû} + participle (yereiim {יְרֵאִים | yərēʾîm} ‘fearing’, ovdim {עֹבְדִים | ʿōvədîm} ‘serving’) portrays continuing, habitual behavior rather than a single event, underscoring a sustained mixture of reverence and worship.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–he
“god; deity”
In context — 2 Kings 17:33
They feared the LORD and they served their gods according to the custom of the nations from which they had been deported.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:33:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 17:33, so the Hebrew word הָי֣וּ (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 Kgs.17.33.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.33.W2.S1) and character.