Job 17:3:5Job.17.3.W5TAB
ה֝֗וּא
hu
“is he”
- Transliteration
- HU
- Extended
- HOO
- IPA
- /ˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is 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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
HU
- phraseyour reading level
MI HU
- clause
MI HU le-ya-DI yit-ta-KE-a
- sentence
si-MA-na ar-VE-ni i-MAKH MI HU le-ya-DI yit-ta-KE-a
Exegesis
The clause mi hu {מִֽי ה֝֗וּא | mî hûʾ} forms a rhetorical question, pressing the point that no other party is available or willing.
In context — Job 17:3
Set it down, please; be surety for me with you; who is he that will strike hands with me?
About this coordinate
Job 17:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 17:3, so the Hebrew word ה֝֗וּא (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.17.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.17.3.W5.S1) and character.