1 Samuel 17:23:11 Sam.17.23.W1TAB
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 me-da-BER i-MAM
- clause
ve-HU me-da-BER i-MAM ve-hi-NE ISH ha-be-NA-yim o-LE gal-YAT ha-pe-li-shi-TI she-MO mi-GAT me-me-a-ROT mi-ma-ar-KHOT pe-li-shi-TIM va-ye-da-BER kad-de-va-RIM ha-E-le
- sentence
ve-HU me-da-BER i-MAM ve-hi-NE ISH ha-be-NA-yim o-LE gal-YAT ha-pe-li-shi-TI she-MO mi-GAT me-me-a-ROT mi-ma-ar-KHOT pe-li-shi-TIM va-ye-da-BER kad-de-va-RIM ha-E-le va-yish-MA da-VID
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conjunction vehu {וְהוּא | wə-hûʾ} linking to the prior narrative and the Piel participle medabber {מְדַבֵּר | mə-ḏab-bêr} ‘speaking,’ indicating ongoing dialogue.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:23
While he was speaking with them, the champion emerged—Goliath the Philistine from Gath—from the ranks of the Philistines; he spoke the same words , and David heard.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 17:23, 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.17.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.23.W1.S1) and character.