Exodus 13:2:10Exod.13.2.W10TAB

הֽוּא׃

hu

it is

Transliteration
HU
Extended
HOO
IPA
/ˈhuː/

Meaning by language

English
it is

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    HU

  2. clause

    LI HU

  3. sentence

    ka-desh-LI khol-be-KHOR PE-ter kol-RE-khem biv-NEI yis-ra-EL ba-a-DAM u-va-be-he-MA LI HU

Exegesis

The parallel li hu {לִ֖י הֽוּא׃ | lī hūʾ} underscores divine ownership through repetition of the possessive claim.

In contextExodus 13:2

Consecrate to Me every firstborn , the one who opens every womb among the sons of Israel, both of man and of beast; it is Mine.

About this coordinate

Exodus 13:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 13:2, so the Hebrew word הֽוּא׃ (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.13.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.2.W10.S1) and character.