Genesis 2:12:3Gen.2.12.W3TAB
הַהִ֖וא
hahi
“that”
- Transliteration
- ha-HI
- Extended
- hah-HEE
- IPA
- /ha.ˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that
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Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-HI
- phraseyour reading level
ha-A-rets ha-HI
- clause
u-za-HAV ha-A-rets ha-HI TOV
- sentence
u-za-HAV ha-A-rets ha-HI TOV SHAM ha-be-DO-lakh ve-E-ven ha-sho-HAM
Exegesis
The noun phrase haarets hahi {הָאָ֥רֶץ הַהִוא | hā-ʾā-reṣ ha-hî} ‘that land’ establishes the setting, followed by the adjective tov {ט֑וֹב | ṭôv} ‘good’, forming an equative clause.
In context — Genesis 2:12
The gold of that land is of good quality; bdellium and onyx stone are found there.
About this coordinate
Genesis 2:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 2:12, so the Hebrew word הַהִ֖וא (hahi) 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.2.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.2.12.W3.S1) and character.