Job 21:32:1Job.21.32.W1TAB
וְ֭הוּא
vehu
“and he”
- Transliteration
- ve-HU
- Extended
- veh-HOO
- IPA
- /vəˈhuː/
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 lik-VA-rot yu-VAL
- sentence
ve-HU lik-VA-rot yu-VAL ve-AL-ga-DISH yish-KOD
Exegesis
The verse features two parallel prepositional clauses linked by the conjunction vehu {וְהוּא | və-hūʾ} ‘and he,’ maintaining continuity with the prior discourse.
In context — Job 21:32
Yet he will be brought to the graves, and a watch is kept over the mound .
About this coordinate
Job 21:32:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 21:32, 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.21.32.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.32.W1.S1) and character.