Ezekiel 21:12:12Ezek.21.12.W12TABWLC Ezekiel 21:17
הָי֣וּ
hayu
“they were”
- Transliteration
- ha-YU
- Extended
- haa-YOO
- IPA
- /hɔˈjuː/
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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Word in context
- word
ha-YU
- phraseyour reading level
ha-YU et-a-MI
- clause
me-gu-REI el-KHE-rev ha-YU et-a-MI la-KHEN se-POK el-ya-REKH
- sentence
ze-AK ve-HEI-lel ben-A-DAM ki-HI hai-TA be-a-MI HI be-khol-ne-si-EI yis-ra-EL me-gu-REI el-KHE-rev ha-YU et-a-MI la-KHEN se-POK el-ya-REKH
Exegesis
The phrase megurai {מְגוּרַי | mə-ḡû-rāy} literally ‘my terrors’ with el-cherev {אֶל־חֶרֶב | ʾel-ḥe-reḇ} ‘to the sword’ and perfect hayu {הָיוּ | hā-yû} ‘have been’ employs an idiom of deliverance: princes and people are handed over together to the sword.
In context — Ezekiel 21:12
Cry out and wail, son of man, for it has come upon My people; it is against all the princes of Israel; they are handed over to the sword with My people. Therefore strike your thigh .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:12:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Ezekiel 21:12, 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 Ezek.21.12.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.12.W12.S1) and character.