Job 13:28:1Job.13.28.W1TAB
וְ֭הוּא
vehu
“and he”
- Transliteration
- ve-HU
- Extended
- veh-HOO
- IPA
- /wəˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-HU
- clause
ve-HU ke-ra-KAV yiv-le
- sentence
ve-HU ke-ra-KAV yiv-le ke-VE-ged a-kha-LO ASH
Exegesis
The clause begins with vehu {וְ֭הוּא | wə-hûʾ} as a resumptive subject, picking up the referent from the surrounding discourse.
In context — Job 13:28
And he will waste away like rot, like a garment consumed by a moth.
About this coordinate
Job 13:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 13:28, so the Hebrew word וְ֭הוּא (vehu) 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 Job.13.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.28.W1.S1) and character.