Hosea 13:14:9Hos.13.14.W9TAB
אֱהִ֤י
ehi
“where is”
- Transliteration
- e-HI
- Extended
- eh-HEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- where is
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-HI
- phraseyour reading level
e-HI ka-TAV-kha
- clause
e-HI de-va-RE-kha MA-vet e-HI ka-TAV-kha she-OL NO-kham yis-sa-TER me-e-NAI
- sentence
mi-YAD she-OL ef-DEM mi-MA-vet eg-a-LEM e-HI de-va-RE-kha MA-vet e-HI ka-TAV-kha she-OL NO-kham yis-sa-TER me-e-NAI
Exegesis
The discourse then shifts to direct address to Death and Sheol, using cohortative ehi {אֱהִי | ʾe-hî} ‘let Me be’ in the Hebrew to introduce rhetorical questions that challenge their power.
In context — Hosea 13:14
I will ransom them from Sheol ; I will redeem them from death. O Death, where are your plagues? O Sheol, where is your destruction ? Compassion will be hidden from My eyes.
About this coordinate
Hosea 13:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Hosea 13:14, 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.13.14.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.14.W9.S1) and character.