Hosea 13:10:1Hos.13.10.W1TAB
אֱהִ֤י
ehi
“where is”
- Transliteration
- e-HI
- Extended
- eh-HEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- where is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
e-HI
- phraseyour reading level
e-HI mal-KE-kha
- sentence
e-HI mal-KE-kha e-FO ve-yo-shi-A-kha be-KHAL-a-RE-kha ve-sho-fe-TE-kha a-SHER a-MAR-ta te-NA-li ME-lekh ve-sa-RIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the interrogative ehi {אֱהִי | ʾĕhî} ‘where’, fronting the question and immediately challenging Israel’s reliance on human leadership.
In context — Hosea 13:10
Where now is your king , that he may save you in all your cities? And where are your judges , of whom you said, “Give to me a king and princes”?
About this coordinate
Hosea 13:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Hosea 13:10, so the Hebrew word אֱהִ֤י (ehi) 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 Hos.13.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.10.W1.S1) and character.