2 Kings 15:12:12 Kgs.15.12.W1TAB
ה֣וּא
hu
“he or it is”
- Transliteration
- HU
- Extended
- HOO
- IPA
- /ˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he or it is
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
- phraseyour reading level
HU de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
HU de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BER el-ye-HU le-MOR be-NE re-vi-IM ye-she-VU le-KHA al-ki-SE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
HU de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BER el-ye-HU le-MOR be-NE re-vi-IM ye-she-VU le-KHA al-ki-SE yis-ra-EL va-ye-HI-KHEN
Exegesis
The verse begins with the demonstrative pronoun hu {ה֣וּא | hû} ‘it’, marking the divine oracle.
In context — 2 Kings 15:12
This is the word of the LORD which He spoke to Jehu, saying: ‘Sons of the fourth generation will sit for you on the throne of Israel.’ And so it came to pass.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 15:12, so the Hebrew word ה֣וּא (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.15.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.12.W1.S1) and character.