Deuteronomy 14:19:5Deut.14.19.W5TAB
ה֖וּא
hu
“it”
- Transliteration
- HU
- Extended
- HOO
- IPA
- /huː/
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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Word in context
- word
HU
- phraseyour reading level
ta-MEI HU
- clause
ve-KOL SHE-rets ha-OF ta-MEI HU la-KHEM
- sentence
ve-KOL SHE-rets ha-OF ta-MEI HU la-KHEM LO ye-a-KHE-lu
Exegesis
The predicate ṭā-mē {טָמֵ֥א | ṭā-mē} ‘unclean’ with the pronoun hūʾ {ה֖וּא | hūʾ} ‘it’ forms an equational clause emphasizing impurity.
In context — Deuteronomy 14:19
And every creeping thing that flies is unclean for you; they shall not be eaten.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 14:19, so the Hebrew word ה֖וּא (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 Deut.14.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.19.W5.S1) and character.