הֶאָח
heʼâch · heh-awkh'
aha!
Lexicon
Derivation: from H1887 (הֵא) and H253 (אָח);
aha!
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: ah, aha, ha.
Letters
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to reveal, behold › strength, the leader › to separate and protect
To reveal, behold of strength, the leader that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of הֶאָח above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
12 occurrences · 12 OT · 0 NT · 8 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- aha8 · 62%
- ha2 · 15%
- ah1 · 8%
- unto me, aha1 · 8%
- against you, aha1 · 8%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.