Genesis 15:4:12Gen.15.4.W12TAB
ה֖וּא
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
ki-IM a-SHER ye-TSE mim-me-E-kha HU yi-ra-SHE-kha
- sentence
ve-hin-NEH de-var-ye-ho-VAH e-LAV le-MOR LO yi-rash-KHA ZEH ki-IM a-SHER ye-TSE mim-me-E-kha HU yi-ra-SHE-kha
Exegesis
The independent pronoun hu {הוּא | hûʾ} ‘he’ is fronted for focus, and the repetition of yirashekha at both the denial and the affirmation forms a tight inclusio around the concept of “heir,” highlighting the certainty and legitimacy of the promised successor. In the English renderings, the initial particle is represented as “And behold” in the formal version and “Suddenly” in the dynamic version to reflect its discourse function, while ki-im is translated “but rather” or “instead” to preserve the strong contrast between the rejected and the chosen heir.
In context — Genesis 15:4
And behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but rather the one who shall come forth from your own inner being —he shall be your heir.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 15:4, so the Hebrew word ה֖וּא (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 Gen.15.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.4.W12.S1) and character.