Genesis 14:18:7Gen.14.18.W7TAB
וְה֥וּא
vehu
“and he”
- Transliteration
- ve-HU
- Extended
- veh-HOO
- IPA
- /wəˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-HU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HU kho-HEN
- clause
ve-HU kho-HEN le-EL el-YON
- sentence
u-mal-ki-TSE-dek ME-lekh sha-LEM ho-TSI LE-khem va-YA-yin ve-HU kho-HEN le-EL el-YON
Exegesis
The emphatic pronoun vehu {וְה֥וּא | wə-hûʾ} ‘and he’ shifts focus to the same figure, introducing a nominal clause kohen le-El elyon {כֹהֵן לְאֵל עֶלְיוֹן | kō-hēn lə-ʾēl ʿel-yôn} where the copula is implied. This juxtaposition of kingly and priestly designations underscores Melchizedek’s dual function and establishes his service to the Most High.
In context — Genesis 14:18
And Melchizedek, king of Salem, presented bread and wine; he ministered as priest of God Most High .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 14:18, so the Hebrew word וְה֥וּא (vehu) 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 Gen.14.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.18.W7.S1) and character.