Job 15:22:6Job.15.22.W6TAB

ה֣וּא

hu

he

Transliteration
HU
Extended
HOO
IPA
/huː/

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

    HU e-LEI-KHA-rev

  3. clause

    ve-tsa-FO ve-tsa-FU-yi HU e-LEI-KHA-rev

  4. sentence

    LO-ya-a-MIN SHUV mi-NI-KHO-shekh ve-tsa-FO ve-tsa-FU-yi HU e-LEI-KHA-rev

Exegesis

The sequence then turns to a fate statement: wə-ṣāp̄ûy {וְצָפ֖וּי | wə-ṣāp̄ûy} ‘and awaited,’ a passive participle presenting danger as already positioned, with hûʾ {ה֣וּא | hûʾ} ‘he’ inserted for emphasis, spotlighting the doomed subject.

In contextJob 15:22

He does not believe he will return from darkness, and he is awaited for the sword.

About this coordinate

Job 15:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Job 15:22, so the Hebrew word ה֣וּא (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 Job.15.22.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.22.W6.S1) and character.