2 Samuel 21:16:132 Sam.21.16.W13TAB

וְה֖וּא

vehu

and he

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

Meaning by language

English
and he

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Result
וְ + ה֖וּא
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. clause

    va-ye-SHVO ve-yish-BI be-NOV a-SHER bi-li-DE ha-ra-FA u-mish-KAL KEI-no she-LOSH me-OT mish-KAL ne-KHO-shet ve-HU kha-GUR kha-da-SHA

  3. sentence

    va-ye-SHVO ve-yish-BI be-NOV a-SHER bi-li-DE ha-ra-FA u-mish-KAL KEI-no she-LOSH me-OT mish-KAL ne-KHO-shet ve-HU kha-GUR kha-da-SHA va-yo-MER le-ha-KOT et-DA-vid

In context2 Samuel 21:16

Now Ishbi-benob, who was among the descendants of the Rapha, had a bronze spear weighing three hundred shekels and was girded with a new sword. And he said he would strike David .

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 21:16:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 21:16, so the Hebrew word וְה֖וּא (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.21.16.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.16.W13.S1) and character.