Genesis 19:38:8Gen.19.38.W8TAB
ה֛וּא
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
HU a-VI ve-ne-am-MON ad-ha-YOM
- sentence
ve-ha-tse-i-RA gam-HI ya-le-DA BEN va-tik-RA she-MO ben-am-MI HU a-VI ve-ne-am-MON ad-ha-YOM
Exegesis
The clause hi yaldah ben {הִוא יָלְדָה בֵּן | hîʾ yāl-də-ḏāh bēn} follows a simple subject–verb–object order typical of genealogical reporting.
The name ben-ammi {בֶּן־עַמִּי | ben-ʿam-mî} functions eponymously, rendered literally ‘son of my people’, and the appositive clause hu avi venei-ammon {ה֛וּא אֲבִי בְנֵֽי־עַמּ֖וֹן | hûʾ ʾă-vî bə-nê-ʿam-môn} clarifies his role as progenitor.
In context — Genesis 19:38
And the younger also gave birth to a son, and she called his name Ben-Ammi. He is the father of the sons of Ammon to this day.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:38:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 19:38, so the Hebrew word ה֛וּא (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.19.38.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.38.W8.S1) and character.