1 Samuel 16:12:31 Sam.16.12.W3TAB
וְה֣וּא
vehu
“and he”
- Transliteration
- ve-HU
- Extended
- veh-HOO
- IPA
- /vəˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-HU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HU ad-mo-NI
- clause
va-yish-LAKH va-ye-vi-E-HU ve-HU ad-mo-NI im-ye-FE e-NA-yim ve-TOV RO-i
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH va-ye-vi-E-HU ve-HU ad-mo-NI im-ye-FE e-NA-yim ve-TOV RO-i va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH KUM me-sha-KHE-HU ki-ZE HU
Exegesis
The pronoun vehu {וְהוּא | wə-hûʾ} introduces a descriptive clause comprised of three coordinated elements: the adjective admoni {אַדְמוֹנִי | ʾăd-mō-nî} ‘ruddy’, the prepositional phrase im yefeh einayim {עִם־יְפֵה עֵינַיִם | ʿim yə-p̄ê-hê ʿê-nā-yim} ‘with beautiful eyes’, and the adjective phrase vetov ro’i {וְטוֹב רֹאִי | wə-ṭôwḇ rō-ʾî} ‘handsome appearance’, linked by the conjunction waw {וְ | wə-}.
In context — 1 Samuel 16:12
So he sent and brought him in. And he was ruddy , with beautiful eyes and handsome appearance. Then the LORD said, “Arise and anoint him; for this is he.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 16:12, so the Hebrew word וְה֣וּא (vehu) 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 1 Sam.16.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.12.W3.S1) and character.