Job 15:23:2Job.15.23.W2TAB

ה֣וּא

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

    HU lal-LE-khem a-YE

  3. clause

    no-DED HU lal-LE-khem a-YE

  4. sentence

    no-DED HU lal-LE-khem a-YE ya-DA ki-na-KHON be-ya-DO YOM-kho-SHE-akh

Exegesis

The verse begins with the fronted predicate participle noded {נֹדֵד | nō-dēḏ} ‘wandering,’ followed by the explicit subject hu {הוּא | hû} ‘he,’ a word order that highlights his restless pursuit before identification.

In contextJob 15:23

He wanders for bread , saying, “Where is it?” He knows that the day of darkness is ready at his hand .

About this coordinate

Job 15:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 15:23, 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.15.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.23.W2.S1) and character.