2 Kings 14:22:12 Kgs.14.22.W1TAB

ה֚וּא

hu

he

Transliteration
HU
Extended
HOO
IPA
/ˈhuː/

Meaning by language

English
he

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    HU

  2. clause

    HU ba-NA et-e-LAT va-ye-shi-VE-ha li-ye-hu-DA

  3. sentence

    HU ba-NA et-e-LAT va-ye-shi-VE-ha li-ye-hu-DA a-kha-RE she-KHAV-ha-ME-lekh im-a-vo-TAV

Exegesis

The clause begins with hu {ה֚וּא | hūʾ} ‘he’, an explicit subject that adds emphasis in narrative context.

In context2 Kings 14:22

He built Elath and restored it to Judah after the king lay down with his fathers.

About this coordinate

2 Kings 14:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 14:22, so the Hebrew word ה֚וּא (hu) 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 2 Kgs.14.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.22.W1.S1) and character.