Deuteronomy 17:5:3Deut.17.5.W3TAB
הַה֡וּא
hahu
“that”
- Transliteration
- ha-HU
- Extended
- hah-HU
- IPA
- /haˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that
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Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ha-HU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ho-tse-TA ET-ha-ISH ha-HU
- clause
ve-ho-tse-TA ET-ha-ISH ha-HU O ET-ha-i-SHA ha-HI a-SHER a-SU ET-ha-da-VAR ha-RA ha-ZE el-she-a-RE-kha ET-ha-ISH O ET-ha-i-SHA
- sentence
ve-ho-tse-TA ET-ha-ISH ha-HU O ET-ha-i-SHA ha-HI a-SHER a-SU ET-ha-da-VAR ha-RA ha-ZE el-she-a-RE-kha ET-ha-ISH O ET-ha-i-SHA u-se-kal-TAM ba-a-va-NIM va-me-TU
Exegesis
The phrase et-ha’ish ha-hu o et-ha’ishah ha-hi {אֶת־הָאִישׁ הַהוּא וְאֶת־הָאִשָּׁה הַהִוא | ʾet-hā-ʾîš ha-hû ū-ʾet-hā-ʾiššāh ha-hîʾ} ‘that man or that woman’ uses paired repetition for gender inclusivity.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:5
And you shall bring out that man or that woman who has done this evil thing to your gates, and you shall stone them with stones , and they shall die.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 17:5, so the Hebrew word הַה֡וּא (hahu) 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.17.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.5.W3.S1) and character.