Joshua 18:13:8Josh.18.13.W8TAB
הִ֖יא
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
- clause
ve-a-VAR mi-SHAM hag-GVUL lu-ZAH el-KE-tef lu-ZAH NEG-ba HI BEIT-EL
- sentence
ve-a-VAR mi-SHAM hag-GVUL lu-ZAH el-KE-tef lu-ZAH NEG-ba HI BEIT-EL ve-ya-RAD hag-GVUL at-ROT a-DAR al-ha-HAR a-SHER mi-NEG-ev le-VEIT-KHO-ron takh-TON
Exegesis
The pronoun hi {הִ֖יא | hīʾ} ‘it is’ functions as a copular identification, equating Luz with Bethel in a parenthetical aside.
In context — Joshua 18:13
And the boundary crossed over from there to Luz to the slope of Luz southward—it is Bethel—and descended to Ataroth Addar on the hill that lies south of Lower Beth-horon.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:13:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 18:13, so the Hebrew word הִ֖יא (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.18.13.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.13.W8.S1) and character.