Jeremiah 18:3:6Jer.18.3.W6TAB

ה֛וּא

hu

he

Transliteration
HU
Extended
HOO
IPA
/ˈhuː/

Meaning by language

English
he

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-hi-NE-hu ve-hi-NE HU

  3. clause

    ve-hi-NE-hu ve-hi-NE HU O-se me-la-KHA al-ha-av-na-YIM

  4. 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 contextJeremiah 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.