Jonah 2:8:2Jonah.2.8.W2TABWLC Jonah 2:9
הַבְלֵי־שָׁ֣וְא
havleshave
“vapors of emptiness or worthless idols”
- Transliteration
- ha-vle-SHA-ve
- Extended
- hah-vleh-SHAH-veh
- IPA
- /havˈleː.ʃɔːwʔ/
Meaning by language
- English
- vapors of emptiness or worthless idols
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-vle-SHA-ve
- phraseyour reading level
ha-vle-SHA-ve khas-DAM
- sentence
me-sham-ME-rim ha-vle-SHA-ve khas-DAM ya-a-ZO-vu
Exegesis
Its object is the construct chain havlei-shav {הַבְלֵ֛י־שָׁ֖וְא | hablê-šāwʾ} “vanities of emptiness,” an intensifying genitive compressing the notion of utterly worthless delusions.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–bet–lamed
“breath, vapor”
In context — Jonah 2:8
Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their own mercy .
About this coordinate
Jonah 2:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jonah 2:8, so the Hebrew word הַבְלֵי־שָׁ֣וְא (havleshave) 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 Jonah.2.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jonah.2.8.W2.S1) and character.