Hosea 13:15:16Hos.13.15.W16TAB
ה֖וּא
hu
“it”
- Transliteration
- HU
- Extended
- HOO
- IPA
- /ˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- it
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
ya-VO ka-DIM RU-akh ye-ho-VAH mi-mid-BAR O-le ve-ye-VOSH me-ko-RO ve-ye-khe-RAV ma-e-NA-no HU yis-SE o-TSAR KAL-ke-LI khem-DA
- sentence
KI HU VEN a-KHIM yaf-ri-I ya-VO ka-DIM RU-akh ye-ho-VAH mi-mid-BAR O-le ve-ye-VOSH me-ko-RO ve-ye-khe-RAV ma-e-NA-no HU yis-SE o-TSAR KAL-ke-LI khem-DA
Exegesis
Its subject is hu {הוּא | hûʾ} ‘he’, a corporate reference to Israel.
In context — Hosea 13:15
For though he thrives among his brothers, an east wind—the wind of the LORD —will come up from the wilderness. It will dry up his spring , and his fountain will be parched; it will strip away every precious treasure from his storehouse.
About this coordinate
Hosea 13:15:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Hosea 13:15, 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 Hos.13.15.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.15.W16.S1) and character.