What does הֶאָח mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1889
הֶאָח
Aha!
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הֶאָחH1889
What does הֶאָח mean in the Bible?
הֶאָח is a Hebrew word meaning "aha!".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1889?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Aha (10), Ah (1), with fervor (1).
Where does הֶאָח appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 39:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (7), Ezekiel (3), Isaiah (1), Job (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItAha10×Psalms 35:21, Psalms 35:25, Psalms 40:15, Psalms 70:3
Ah1×Isaiah 44:16
with fervor1×Job 39:25
Show sample aligned rows
Job 39:25הֶאָ֗חtowith fervorInterjectionPsalms 35:21הֶאָ֣ח׀toAhaInterjectionPsalms 35:21הֶאָ֑חtoahaInterjectionPsalms 35:25הֶאָ֣חtoAhaInterjectionPsalms 40:15הֶ֘אָ֥ח׀toAhaInterjectionPsalms 40:15הֶאָֽח׃toahaInterjectionPsalms 70:3הֶ֘אָ֥ח׀toAhaInterjectionPsalms 70:3הֶאָֽח׃toahaInterjectionIsaiah 44:16הֶאָ֔חtoAhInterjectionEzekiel 25:3הֶאָ֜חtoAhaInterjection
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJob 39:25
Aligned rows12
Books represented4
Job1Psalms7Isaiah1Ezekiel3
Source forms
הֶאָ֑ח2xhe·’āḥPsalms 35:21, Ezekiel 36:2
הֶאָ֔ח2xhe·’āḥIsaiah 44:16, Ezekiel 26:2
הֶ֘אָ֥ח׀2xhe·’āḥPsalms 40:15, Psalms 70:3
הֶאָֽח׃2xhe·’āḥPsalms 40:15, Psalms 70:3
הֶאָ֗ח1xhe·’āḥJob 39:25
הֶאָ֣ח1xhe·’āḥPsalms 35:25
הֶאָ֜ח1xhe·’āḥEzekiel 25:3
הֶאָ֣ח׀1xhe·’āḥPsalms 35:21
Parsing patterns
Interjection12xJob 39:25, Psalms 35:21, Psalms 35:25, Psalms 40:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. aha!
Source Gloss
aha!
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
aha! BDB: Aha! Usage: ah, aha, ha.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
הֶאָח is built from these roots:
הֵאH1887
+אָחH253