Genesis 14:2:17Gen.14.2.W17TAB
הִ֥וא
hi
“that is”
- Transliteration
- HI
- Extended
- HEE
- IPA
- /ˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that is
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HI
- phraseyour reading level
HI tso-AR
- clause
shin-AV ME-lekh ad-MA ve-shem-E-ver ME-lekh tse-vo-YIM u-ME-lekh be-LA HI tso-AR
- sentence
a-SU mil-kha-MA et-be-RA ME-lekh se-DOM ve-et-bir-SHA ME-lekh a-mo-RA shin-AV ME-lekh ad-MA ve-shem-E-ver ME-lekh tse-vo-YIM u-ME-lekh be-LA HI tso-AR
Root and etymology
h-w-ʾ
“to be (for personal reference)”
In context — Genesis 14:2
They made war against Bera king of Sodom, against Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, that is Zoar .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:2:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Genesis 14:2, so the Hebrew word הִ֥וא (hi) 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 Gen.14.2.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.2.W17.S1) and character.