Jeremiah 17:9:5Jer.17.9.W5TAB

ה֑וּא

hu

it

Transliteration
HU
Extended
HOO
IPA
/ˈhuː/

Meaning by language

English
it

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    HU

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-a-NUSH HU

  3. clause

    A-kov ha-LEV mi-KOL ve-a-NUSH HU

  4. sentence

    A-kov ha-LEV mi-KOL ve-a-NUSH HU MI ye-da-E-nu

Exegesis

The pronoun hu {הוּא | hūʾ} introduces a verbless clause that reinforces the assertion.

In contextJeremiah 17:9

The heart is deceitful above all things and incurably sick; who can know it ?

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 17:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 17:9, so the Hebrew word ה֑וּא (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 Jer.17.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.9.W5.S1) and character.