Daniel 2:21:1Dan.2.21.W1TAB
וְ֠הוּא
vehu
“and he”
- Transliteration
- ve-HU
- Extended
- veh-HOO
- IPA
- /wəˈhuː/
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
- clause
ve-HU me-hash-NEH i-da-NAI-ya ve-zim-NAI-ya me-a-DEH mal-KHIN oo-meh-hah-KEEM mal-KHIN
- sentence
ve-HU me-hash-NEH i-da-NAI-ya ve-zim-NAI-ya me-a-DEH mal-KHIN oo-meh-hah-KEEM mal-KHIN ya-HEV khakh-me-TA le-kha-khi-MIN u-man-de-A le-ya-de-E vi-NA
Exegesis
The opening vehu {וְהוּא | wə-hū} functions as a resumptive conjunctive pronoun emphasizing divine agency.
In context — Daniel 2:21
And He changes times and seasons; He removes kings and sets up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise , and knowledge to those who know understanding.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 2:21, so the Hebrew word וְ֠הוּא (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 Dan.2.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.21.W1.S1) and character.