Ezekiel 13:3:5Ezek.13.3.W5TAB
ה֖וֹי
hoi
“woe”
- Transliteration
- HOI
- Extended
- HOI
- IPA
- /ˈhoːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- woe
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
HOI
- clause
KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH HOI al-ha-ne-vi-IM ha-ne-va-LIM
- sentence
KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH HOI al-ha-ne-vi-IM ha-ne-va-LIM a-SHER hol-khim a-KHAR ru-KHAM u-le-vil-TI RA-u
Exegesis
The interjection hōy {ה֖וֹי | hōy} issues the pronouncement of woe.
In context — Ezekiel 13:3
Thus says the Lord GOD : Woe to the foolish prophets who go after their own spirit and have seen nothing.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 13:3, so the Hebrew word ה֖וֹי (hoi) 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 Ezek.13.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.3.W5.S1) and character.