Exodus 22:15:6Exod.22.15.W6TABWLC Exodus 22:14
ה֔וּא
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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The word
Word in context
- word
HU
- phraseyour reading level
im-sa-KHIR HU
- clause
im-sa-KHIR HU BA bi-se-kha-RO
- sentence
im-be-a-LAV im-MO LO ye-shal-LEM im-sa-KHIR HU BA bi-se-kha-RO
Exegesis
The second protasis uses im {אִם | ʾim} to present the alternative case sakhir hu {שָׂכִיר הוּא | šā-ḵîr hûʾ} ‘it is a hired animal.’
In context — Exodus 22:15
If the owner is with it, he will not pay; if it is a hired animal, its hire has come.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 22:15, 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.22.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.15.W6.S1) and character.