Genesis 20:2:6Gen.20.2.W6TAB
הִ֑וא
hi
“she”
- Transliteration
- HI
- Extended
- HEE
- IPA
- /ˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- she
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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Word in context
- word
HI
- phraseyour reading level
a-KHO-ti HI
- clause
va-YO-mer av-ra-HAM el-sa-RA ish-TO a-KHO-ti HI
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-ra-HAM el-sa-RA ish-TO a-KHO-ti HI va-yish-LAKH a-vi-ME-lekh ME-lekh ge-RAR va-yik-KAKH et-sa-RA
Exegesis
The clause achoti hi {אֲחֹתִי הִוא | ʾă-ḥō-tî hî} ‘my sister she’ employs the independent pronoun hi for emphasis, reinforcing the deceptive claim.
In context — Genesis 20:2
And Abraham said about Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar sent for her and took Sarah .
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 20:2, so the Hebrew word הִ֑וא (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.20.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.2.W6.S1) and character.