Daniel 2:32:1Dan.2.32.W1TAB
ה֣וּא
hu
“it”
- Transliteration
- HU
- Extended
- HOO
- IPA
- /ˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
HU
- phraseyour reading level
HU tsal-MA
- clause
HU tsal-MA re-SHEH di-de-HAV TAV kha-do-HI u-de-ra-o-HI DI khe-SAF
- 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 context — Daniel 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.