What does הֶאָח mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1889
הֶאָח
Aha!
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הֶאָח H1889
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 It Aha 10× Psalms 35:21, Psalms 35:25, Psalms 40:15, Psalms 70:3
Ah 1× Isaiah 44:16
with fervor 1× Job 39:25
Show sample aligned rows
Job 39:25 הֶאָ֗ח to with fervor Interjection Psalms 35:21 הֶאָ֣ח׀ to Aha Interjection Psalms 35:21 הֶאָ֑ח to aha Interjection Psalms 35:25 הֶאָ֣ח to Aha Interjection Psalms 40:15 הֶ֘אָ֥ח׀ to Aha Interjection Psalms 40:15 הֶאָֽח׃ to aha Interjection Psalms 70:3 הֶ֘אָ֥ח׀ to Aha Interjection Psalms 70:3 הֶאָֽח׃ to aha Interjection Isaiah 44:16 הֶאָ֔ח to Ah Interjection Ezekiel 25:3 הֶאָ֜ח to Aha Interjection
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 39:25
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 4
Job 1 Psalms 7 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 3
Source forms
הֶאָ֑ח 2x he·’āḥ Psalms 35:21, Ezekiel 36:2
הֶאָ֔ח 2x he·’āḥ Isaiah 44:16, Ezekiel 26:2
הֶ֘אָ֥ח׀ 2x he·’āḥ Psalms 40:15, Psalms 70:3
הֶאָֽח׃ 2x he·’āḥ Psalms 40:15, Psalms 70:3
הֶאָ֗ח 1x he·’āḥ Job 39:25
הֶאָ֣ח 1x he·’āḥ Psalms 35:25
הֶאָ֜ח 1x he·’āḥ Ezekiel 25:3
הֶאָ֣ח׀ 1x he·’āḥ Psalms 35:21
Parsing patterns
Interjection 12x Job 39:25, Psalms 35:21, Psalms 35:25, Psalms 40:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. aha!
Source Gloss
aha!
Extended definition Source: 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:
הֵא H1887
+ אָח H253
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain