1 Samuel 19:9:61 Sam.19.9.W6TAB
וְהוּא֙
vehu
“and he”
- Transliteration
- ve-HU
- Extended
- veh-HOO
- IPA
- /wəˈhuːʔ/
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
- clause
va-te-HI RU-akh Ye-ho-VAH ra-A el-sha-UL ve-HU be-VE-to yo-SHEV va-kha-NI-to be-ya-DO
- sentence
va-te-HI RU-akh Ye-ho-VAH ra-A el-sha-UL ve-HU be-VE-to yo-SHEV va-kha-NI-to be-ya-DO ve-da-VID me-na-GEN be-YAD
Exegesis
The preposition el {אֶל־ | ʾel-} introduces Saul as the object, and vehu {וְהוּא֙ | wə-hūʼ} resumes the subject.
In context — 1 Samuel 19:9
Now an evil spirit from the LORD came upon Saul while he was seated in his house holding his spear, and David was playing the lyre.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 19:9, so the Hebrew word וְהוּא֙ (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.19.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.9.W6.S1) and character.