Genesis 36:13:9Gen.36.13.W9TAB
הָי֔וּ
hayu
“were”
- Transliteration
- ha-YU
- Extended
- hah-YOO
- IPA
- /haː.ˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-YU
- phraseyour reading level
EL-leh ha-YU
- clause
EL-leh ha-YU be-NEI bas-MAT E-shet e-SAV
- sentence
ve-EL-leh be-NEI re-u-EL NA-khat va-ZE-rakh sha-MAH u-miz-ZAH EL-leh ha-YU be-NEI bas-MAT E-shet e-SAV
Exegesis
The second half of the verse begins with eleh hayu {אֵלֶּה הָיוּ | ʾêl-leh hā-yû} ‘these were’, forming an explicit verbal clause whose subject ‘these’ points back to the four named sons.
Root and etymology
h-y-hHeh–Yod–Heh
“to be, become”
In context — Genesis 36:13
And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah; these were the sons of Basemath , wife of Esau.
About this coordinate
Genesis 36:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 36:13, so the Hebrew word הָי֔וּ (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 Gen.36.13.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.36.13.W9.S1) and character.