Jeremiah 18:8:3Jer.18.8.W3TAB

הַה֔וּא

hahu

that

Transliteration
ha-HU
Extended
hah-HOO
IPA
/haˈhuː/

Meaning by language

English
that

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Result
הַ + ה֔וּא
ha + hu
hahu

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-HU

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-GOY ha-HU

  3. clause

    ve-SHAV ha-GOY ha-HU me-ra-a-TO a-SHER di-bar-TI a-LAV

  4. sentence

    ve-SHAV ha-GOY ha-HU me-ra-a-TO a-SHER di-bar-TI a-LAV ve-ni-kham-TI al-ha-ra-A a-SHER kha-shav-TI la-a-SOT LO

Exegesis

The noun phrase ha-gôy hah-hūʾ {הַגּ֣וֹי הַה֔וּא | ha-gôy hah-hūʾ} ‘that nation’ is marked for definiteness and specificity.

In contextJeremiah 18:8

And if that nation turns from its evil , which I have spoken concerning it, then I will relent concerning the evil which I intended to do to it.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 18:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 18:8, so the Hebrew word הַה֔וּא (hahu) 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.18.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.8.W3.S1) and character.