2 Kings 14:25:12 Kgs.14.25.W1TAB

ה֗וּא

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 he-SHIV et-ge-VUL yis-ra-EL mil-le-VO kha-MAT ad-YAM ha-a-ra-VA

  3. sentence

    HU he-SHIV et-ge-VUL yis-ra-EL mil-le-VO kha-MAT ad-YAM ha-a-ra-VA kid-VAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER dib-BER be-YAD-av-DO yo-NA ben-a-mit-TAI ha-na-VI a-SHER mig-GAT ha-KHE-fer

Exegesis

The verse begins with the independent pronoun hu {הוּא | hû} ‘he’ referring to King Jeroboam II, followed by the Hiphil perfect verb heshiv {הֵשִׁיב | hê-šîw} ‘restored’ and its direct object et-gevul {אֶת־גְּבוּל | ʾeṯ-geb-hûl} ‘the boundary.’

In context2 Kings 14:25

He reestablished Israel’s border from the entrance of Hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, in fulfillment of the word of the LORD , the God of Israel , delivered through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet of Gath Hepher.

About this coordinate

2 Kings 14:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 14:25, so the Hebrew word ה֗וּא (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.14.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.25.W1.S1) and character.