2 Samuel 17:10:12 Sam.17.10.W1TAB
וְה֣וּא
vehu
“and he”
- Transliteration
- ve-HU
- Extended
- veh-HOO
- IPA
- /vəˈhuː/
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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HU gam-BEN-KHA-yil
- clause
ve-HU gam-BEN-KHA-yil a-SHER li-BO ke-LEV ha-AR-ye hi-MES yi-MAS
- sentence
ve-HU gam-BEN-KHA-yil a-SHER li-BO ke-LEV ha-AR-ye hi-MES yi-MAS ki-yo-DE-a kol-yis-ra-EL ki-gi-BOR a-VI-kha u-ve-NE-KHA-yil a-SHER i-TO
Exegesis
The verse begins with vehu {וְה֣וּא | wə-hûʾ} ‘and he’, continuing the narrative flow.
In context — 2 Samuel 17:10
Then even the man of valor , whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will surely melt away; for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man , and that the sons of valor who are with him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 17:10, so the Hebrew word וְה֣וּא (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 2 Sam.17.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.10.W1.S1) and character.