Exodus 21:3:7Exod.21.3.W7TAB
ה֔וּא
hu
“he”
- Transliteration
- HU
- Extended
- HOO
- IPA
- /ˈhuː/
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
- clause
im-ba-AL ish-SHA HU ve-yats-A ish-TO im-MO
- 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 context — Exodus 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.