Jeremiah 14:13:2Jer.14.13.W2TAB
אֲהָ֣הּ
ahah
“ah, alas”
- Transliteration
- a-HAH
- Extended
- ah-HAAH
- IPA
- /ʔăˈhaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- ah, alas
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-HAH
- phraseyour reading level
a-HAH a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-o-MAR a-HAH a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH hi-NE han-ne-vi-IM o-me-RIM la-HEM lo-ti-re-U KHE-rev ve-ra-AV lo-yih-ye la-KHEM
- sentence
va-o-MAR a-HAH a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH hi-NE han-ne-vi-IM o-me-RIM la-HEM lo-ti-re-U KHE-rev ve-ra-AV lo-yih-ye la-KHEM ki-she-LOM e-MET e-TEN la-KHEM bam-ma-KOM haz-ZE
Exegesis
The interjection aha {אֲהָהּ | ʾă-hāh} conveys distress.
In context — Jeremiah 14:13
And I said, “Ah, Lord GOD , behold, the prophets are saying to them, ‘You will not see the sword, and famine will not be for you, but assured peace I will give you in this place.’”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 14:13, so the Hebrew word אֲהָ֣הּ (ahah) 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 Jer.14.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.13.W2.S1) and character.