Isaiah 20:6:3Isa.20.6.W3TAB
הָאִ֣י
hai
“the coastland or island”
- Transliteration
- ha-I
- Extended
- haa-EE
- IPA
- /haːˈʔiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the coastland or island
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-I
- phraseyour reading level
yo-SHEV ha-I ha-ZE
- clause
ve-a-MAR yo-SHEV ha-I ha-ZE ba-YOM ha-HU hin-NE-KHO ma-ba-TE-nu a-sher-NAS-nu SHAM le-ez-RA le-hin-na-TSEL mip-pe-NE ME-lekh a-SHUR
- sentence
ve-a-MAR yo-SHEV ha-I ha-ZE ba-YOM ha-HU hin-NE-KHO ma-ba-TE-nu a-sher-NAS-nu SHAM le-ez-RA le-hin-na-TSEL mip-pe-NE ME-lekh a-SHUR ve-EKH nim-ma-LET a-NAKH-nu
Exegesis
The noun ha’i {הָאִי | hā-ʾî} ‘coastland’ with the demonstrative hazzeh {הַזֶּה | haz-zēh} ‘this’ locates the region.
In context — Isaiah 20:6
And the inhabitant of this coastland will say in that day, “Behold, such is our expectation , where we fled for help, to be delivered from the king of Assyria, and how shall we escape?”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 20:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 20:6, so the Hebrew word הָאִ֣י (hai) 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.20.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.20.6.W3.S1) and character.