2 Samuel 17:2:32 Sam.17.2.W3TAB

וְה֤וּא

vehu

and he

Transliteration
ve-HU
Extended
veh-HOO
IPA
/wəˈhuː/

Meaning by language

English
and he

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Result
וְ + ה֤וּא
ve + hu
vehu

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
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

    ve-HU

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-HU ya-GE-a

  3. clause

    ve-a-VO a-LAV ve-HU ya-GE-a u-re-FE ya-DA-yim ve-ha-kha-rad-TI o-TO ve-NAS KAL-ha-AM a-SHER-i-TO

  4. sentence

    ve-a-VO a-LAV ve-HU ya-GE-a u-re-FE ya-DA-yim ve-ha-kha-rad-TI o-TO ve-NAS KAL-ha-AM a-SHER-i-TO ve-hi-KE-ti et-ha-ME-lekh le-vad-DO

In context2 Samuel 17:2

And I will come upon him when he is weary and weak-handed , and I will startle him , and all the people who are with him will flee, and I will strike the king alone.

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 17:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 17:2, so the Hebrew word וְה֤וּא (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.17.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.2.W3.S1) and character.