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

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Result
הֽוּא + הָ + יָ֥ה
hoo + ha + ya
hoohaya

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    hoo-ha-YA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    hoo-ha-YA gib-bor-TSA-yeed

  3. clause

    hoo-ha-YA gib-bor-TSA-yeed li-fe-NEE Ye-ho-VAH

  4. 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 contextGenesis 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.