Daniel 2:32:1Dan.2.32.W1TAB

ה֣וּא

hu

it

Transliteration
HU
Extended
HOO
IPA
/ˈhuː/

Meaning by language

English
it

Alphabet Analysis

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

    HU

  2. phraseyour reading level

    HU tsal-MA

  3. clause

    HU tsal-MA re-SHEH di-de-HAV TAV kha-do-HI u-de-ra-o-HI DI khe-SAF

  4. sentence

    HU tsal-MA re-SHEH di-de-HAV TAV kha-do-HI u-de-ra-o-HI DI khe-SAF me-o-HI ve-yar-kha-TEH DI ne-KHASH

Exegesis

The verse begins with the demonstrative pronoun hu {ה֣וּא | hûʾ} ‘this’ introducing the subject noun tsalma {צַלְמָ֗א | ṣalmāʾ} ‘image’.

Root and etymology

Rootheh–waw–yod

to be, exist, happen

In contextDaniel 2:32

This image’s head was of fine gold, its chest and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze .

About this coordinate

Daniel 2:32:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 2:32, 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 Dan.2.32.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.32.W1.S1) and character.