Exodus 13:17:12Exod.13.17.W12TAB
ה֑וּא
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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Word in context
- word
HU
- clause
va-ye-HI be-sha-LAKH par-O ET-ha-AM ve-lo-na-KHAM e-lo-HIM DE-rekh E-rets pe-lish-TEEM KI ka-ROV HU
- sentence
va-ye-HI be-sha-LAKH par-O ET-ha-AM ve-lo-na-KHAM e-lo-HIM DE-rekh E-rets pe-lish-TEEM KI ka-ROV HU KI a-MAR e-lo-HIM pen-yin-na-KHEM ha-AM bir-o-TAM mil-kha-MA ve-sha-VU mits-rai-MA
Exegesis
The verbless clause karov hu {קָרֹב ה֑וּא | qārôb hûʾ} ‘it was near’ emphasizes proximity.
In context — Exodus 13:17
And it happened that when Pharaoh dismissed the people, God did not guide them by the Philistine road, though it lay close by; for He said, “Lest the people reconsider when they see war and turn back to Egypt.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:17:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 13:17, so the Hebrew word ה֑וּא (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 Exod.13.17.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.17.W12.S1) and character.