Job 22:18:1Job.22.18.W1TAB
וְה֤וּא
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 mil-LE va-TE-hem TOV
- sentence
ve-HU mil-LE va-TE-hem TOV va-a-TSAT re-sha-IM ra-kha-KA MEN-ni
Exegesis
The adversative vav in vehu {וְה֤וּא | wə-hûʾ} ‘and He’ links this clause to the preceding context, creating contrast.
In context — Job 22:18
Yet He filled their houses with good things, but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
About this coordinate
Job 22:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 22:18, so the Hebrew word וְה֤וּא (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.22.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.22.18.W1.S1) and character.