Joshua 15:49:3Josh.15.49.W3TAB
הִ֥יא
hi
“it is”
- Transliteration
- HI
- Extended
- HEE
- IPA
- /ˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
HI
- phraseyour reading level
HI de-VIR
- sentence
ve-da-NAH ve-kir-YAT-sa-NAH HI de-VIR
Exegesis
The independent pronoun hi {הִ֥יא | hīʾ} ‘it is’ functions as a copular equative, identifying Kiriath-Sannah with the alternate name dĕbir {דְבִֽר | dĕḇîr} ‘Debir.’ English commonly represents this Hebrew identification either with a relative clause (“which is”) or an appositional clarification (“that is”), both preserving the sense of equivalent naming without adding narrative detail.
In context — Joshua 15:49
And Dannah, and Kiriath-Sannah , which is Debir .
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:49:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 15:49, so the Hebrew word הִ֥יא (hi) 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 Josh.15.49.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.49.W3.S1) and character.