Jeremiah 18:3:6Jer.18.3.W6TAB
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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hi-NE-hu ve-hi-NE HU
- clause
ve-hi-NE-hu ve-hi-NE HU O-se me-la-KHA al-ha-av-na-YIM
- sentence
va-e-RED BET ha-yo-TSER ve-hi-NE-hu ve-hi-NE HU O-se me-la-KHA al-ha-av-na-YIM
Exegesis
The pronoun hu {הוּא | hū} with the participle oseh {עֹשֶׂה | ʿō-śê} portrays ongoing activity.
In context — Jeremiah 18:3
So I went down to the potter’s house , and look—he was working at the wheels .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 18:3, 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 Jer.18.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.3.W6.S1) and character.