Genesis 20:7:5Gen.20.7.W5TAB
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
- phraseyour reading level
ki-na-VI HU
- clause
ve-at-TA ha-SHEV e-shet-ha-ISH ki-na-VI HU ve-yit-pal-LEL ba-a-de-KHA ve-khe-YE
- sentence
ve-at-TA ha-SHEV e-shet-ha-ISH ki-na-VI HU ve-yit-pal-LEL ba-a-de-KHA ve-khe-YE ve-im-ei-ne-KHA me-SHIV DA ki-MOT ta-MUT at-TA ve-khol-a-sher-LAKH
Exegesis
The causal clause ki-navi hu {כִּי־נָבִיא הוּא | kî-nā-bîʾ hûʾ} ‘for he is a prophet’ links Abraham’s prophetic role to the promise.
In context — Genesis 20:7
Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you, and you shall live. But if you do not return her, know that you shall surely die—you and all that are yours.
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 20:7, 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 Gen.20.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.7.W5.S1) and character.