Genesis 23:2:5Gen.23.2.W5PAT

הִ֥וא

hi

that is

Transliteration
HI
Extended
HEE
IPA
/ˈhiː/

Meaning by language

English
that is
French
c'est
Spanish
es decir
Portuguese
isto é
German
das ist
Russian
то есть
Arabic-Simplified
أي
Hindi
अर्थात्
Chinese-Simplified
就是
Korean
Indonesian
yaitu
Bengali
অর্থাৎ
Tagalog
na siyang
Swahili
yaani
Amharic
ይኸውም
Yoruba
èyí ni
Igbo
ya bụ
Twi
ɛno ne
Ewe
enyee

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    HI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    HI khev-RON

  3. clause

    va-TA-mat sa-RA be-kir-YAT ar-BA HI khev-RON be-E-rets ke-na-AN

  4. sentence

    va-TA-mat sa-RA be-kir-YAT ar-BA HI khev-RON be-E-rets ke-na-AN va-ya-VO av-ra-HAM lis-POD le-sa-RA ve-liv-ko-TAH

In contextGenesis 23:2

Sarah died in Kiriath Arba that is Hebron in the land of Canaan Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her

About this coordinate

Genesis 23:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 23:2, so the Hebrew word הִ֥וא (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 Gen.23.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.23.2.W5.S1) and character.