Jeremiah 15:18:9Jer.15.18.W9TAB
הָי֨וֹ
hayo
“would it be or is it”
- Transliteration
- ha-YO
- Extended
- haa-YOH
- IPA
- /haˈjoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- would it be or is it
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Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
ha-YO
- phraseyour reading level
ha-YO ti-he-YE LI
- clause
me-a-NA he-ra-FE ha-YO ti-he-YE LI kmo akh-ZAV MA-yim LO ne-e-MA-nu
- sentence
LA-ma ha-YA khe-E-VI NE-tsakh u-ma-KA-ti a-NU-sha me-a-NA he-ra-FE ha-YO ti-he-YE LI kmo akh-ZAV MA-yim LO ne-e-MA-nu
Exegesis
The infinitive absolute hayo {הָי֨וֹ | hā-yō} paired with the imperfect tihyeh {תִֽהְיֶ֥ה | tīh-yéh} heightens the challenge, “Will You indeed be to me…?”
In context — Jeremiah 15:18
Why has my pain been perpetual, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Will You surely be to me like a deceptive brook , waters that are not trustworthy?
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 15:18, so the Hebrew word הָי֨וֹ (hayo) 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.15.18.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.18.W9.S1) and character.