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
| 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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Word in context
- word
HU
- clause
HU he-SHIV et-ge-VUL yis-ra-EL mil-le-VO kha-MAT ad-YAM ha-a-ra-VA
- 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 context — 2 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.