Deuteronomy 18:5:10Deut.18.5.W10TAB
ה֥וּא
hu
“he”
- Transliteration
- HU
- Extended
- HOO
- IPA
- /huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he
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
HU u-va-NAV
- clause
la-a-MOD le-sha-RET be-SHEM-Ye-ho-VAH HU u-va-NAV kol-ha-ya-MIM
- sentence
KI BO ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha mi-KOL-she-va-TE-kha la-a-MOD le-sha-RET be-SHEM-Ye-ho-VAH HU u-va-NAV kol-ha-ya-MIM
Exegesis
The final clause hu u-vanav kol ha-yamim {הוּא וּבָנָיו כָּל־הַיָּמִים | hû ū-ḇānā-v kôl ha-yā-mîm} ‘he and his sons all the days’ employs a nominal temporal phrase with kol ‘all’ plus the definite noun ha-yamim to denote unbroken, generational ministry. English infinitives preserve the Hebrew purposive infinitive constructs, and the repeated divine name underscores ongoing divine agency.
In context — Deuteronomy 18:5
For the LORD your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand and to minister in the name of the LORD, he and his sons all the days.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Deuteronomy 18:5, so the Hebrew word ה֥וּא (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.18.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.5.W10.S1) and character.