Jeremiah 18:8:3Jer.18.8.W3TAB
הַה֔וּא
hahu
“that”
- Transliteration
- ha-HU
- Extended
- hah-HOO
- IPA
- /haˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-HU
- phraseyour reading level
ha-GOY ha-HU
- clause
ve-SHAV ha-GOY ha-HU me-ra-a-TO a-SHER di-bar-TI a-LAV
- 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 context — Jeremiah 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.