Genesis 39:22:14Gen.39.22.W14TAB
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
ve-ET KOL-a-SHER o-SIM SHAM HU ha-YA o-SE
- sentence
va-yit-TEN SAR beit-ha-SO-har be-yad-yo-SEF ET KOL-ha-a-si-RIM a-SHER be-VEIT ha-SO-har ve-ET KOL-a-SHER o-SIM SHAM HU ha-YA o-SE
Exegesis
The focus construction hûʾ hā-yāh ʿōśeh {הוּא הָיָה עֹשֶׂה | hûʾ hā-yāh ʿō-śeh} combines the independent pronoun with a perfect plus participle to foreground Joseph as the ongoing agent and emphasize his continuous managerial role.
In context — Genesis 39:22
And the chief of the house of the prison placed all the prisoners who were in the prison into the hand of Joseph; and whatever was done there, he was the one doing it.
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:22:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Genesis 39:22, 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.39.22.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.22.W14.S1) and character.