Ezekiel 13:3:5Ezek.13.3.W5TAB

ה֖וֹי

hoi

woe

Transliteration
HOI
Extended
HOI
IPA
/ˈhoːj/

Meaning by language

English
woe

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    HOI

  2. clause

    KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH HOI al-ha-ne-vi-IM ha-ne-va-LIM

  3. 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 contextEzekiel 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.