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

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    HI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    HI tso-AR

  3. clause

    shin-AV ME-lekh ad-MA ve-shem-E-ver ME-lekh tse-vo-YIM u-ME-lekh be-LA HI tso-AR

  4. 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 contextGenesis 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.