Genesis 10:9:1Gen.10.9.W1PAT
הֽוּא־הָיָ֥ה
hoohaya
“he was”
- Transliteration
- hoo-ha-YA
- Extended
- hoo-hah-YAA
- IPA
- /huː.haː.ˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he was
- French
- il était
- Spanish
- él era
- Portuguese
- ele era
- German
- er war
- Russian
- он был
- Arabic-Simplified
- هو كان
- Hindi
- वह था
- Chinese-Simplified
- 他是
- Korean
- 그는
- Indonesian
- ia adalah
- Bengali
- সে ছিল
- Tagalog
- siya ay
- Swahili
- yeye alikuwa
- Amharic
- እርሱ ነበረ
- Yoruba
- ó jẹ́
- Igbo
- ọ bụ
- Twi
- ɔno na ɔyɛ
- Ewe
- e nye
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hoo-ha-YA
- phraseyour reading level
hoo-ha-YA gib-bor-TSA-yeed
- clause
hoo-ha-YA gib-bor-TSA-yeed li-fe-NEE Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
hoo-ha-YA gib-bor-TSA-yeed li-fe-NEE Ye-ho-VAH al-KEN yeh-ah-MAR ke-nim-ROD gib-BOR TSA-yeed li-fe-NEE Ye-ho-VAH
In context — Genesis 10:9
he was a mighty hunter in the presence of the LORD for this reason it is said like Nimrod mighty hunter in the presence of the LORD
About this coordinate
Genesis 10:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 10:9, so the Hebrew word הֽוּא־הָיָ֥ה (hoohaya) 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 Gen.10.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.10.9.W1.S1) and character.