Exodus 21:3:7Exod.21.3.W7TAB

ה֔וּא

hu

he

Transliteration
HU
Extended
HOO
IPA
/ˈhuː/

Meaning by language

English
he

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

    im-ba-AL ish-SHA HU ve-yats-A ish-TO im-MO

  3. sentence

    im-be-gap-PO ya-VO be-gap-PO ye-TSE im-ba-AL ish-SHA HU ve-yats-A ish-TO im-MO

Exegesis

A second im {אִם | ʾim} ‘if’ clause presents the marital condition ba’al ishah hu {בַּעַל אִשָּׁה הוּא | baʿal ’iššâh hûʾ} ‘he is a husband’, with hu reinforcing subject continuity.

In contextExodus 21:3

If he comes by himself , he shall go out by himself. If he is a husband , then his wife shall go out with him.

About this coordinate

Exodus 21:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 21:3, so the Hebrew word ה֔וּא (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.21.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.3.W7.S1) and character.