Isaiah 17:12:1Isa.17.12.W1TAB
ה֗וֹי
hoy
“ah or woe”
- Transliteration
- HOY
- Extended
- HOHY
- IPA
- /ˈhoːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- ah or woe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HOY
- clause
HOY ha-MON a-MIM ra-BIM ka-ha-MOT ya-MIM ye-he-MA-yun
- sentence
HOY ha-MON a-MIM ra-BIM ka-ha-MOT ya-MIM ye-he-MA-yun u-she-ON le-u-MIM ki-she-ON MA-yim ka-bi-RIM yish-SHUN
Exegesis
It begins with the interjection hoy {הוֹי | hōy} ‘woe’, a solemn call to attention.
In context — Isaiah 17:12
Woe to the multitude of many peoples; they roar like the roaring of the seas, and the noise of nations, like the tumult of mighty waters, they surge.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 17:12, so the Hebrew word ה֗וֹי (hoy) 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 Isa.17.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.12.W1.S1) and character.