Jeremiah 22:13:1Jer.22.13.W1TAB
ה֣וֹי
hoy
“woe”
- Transliteration
- HOY
- Extended
- HOHY
- IPA
- /ˈhoːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- woe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HOY
- phraseyour reading level
HOY bo-NE be-TO
- clause
HOY bo-NE be-TO be-LO-TSDEK va-a-li-yo-TAV be-LO mish-PAT
- sentence
HOY bo-NE be-TO be-LO-TSDEK va-a-li-yo-TAV be-LO mish-PAT be-re-E-hu ya-a-VOD khin-NAM u-fo-a-LO LO yit-TEN-LO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prophetic interjection hoy {הוֹי | hôy} ‘woe,’ signaling divine judgment.
In context — Jeremiah 22:13
Woe to the one who builds his house without righteousness and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his neighbor serve for nothing and does not give him his wages .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 22:13, so the Hebrew word ה֣וֹי (hoy) 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.22.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.13.W1.S1) and character.