Joshua 17:18:5Josh.17.18.W5TAB
הוּא
hu
“it is”
- Transliteration
- HU
- Extended
- HOO
- IPA
- /huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is
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 |
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Word in context
- word
HU
- phraseyour reading level
KI-YA-ar HU u-ve-RE-to
- clause
KI HAR yih-YE-lek KI-YA-ar HU u-ve-RE-to ve-ha-YA le-KHA tots-e-o-TAV
- sentence
KI HAR yih-YE-lek KI-YA-ar HU u-ve-RE-to ve-ha-YA le-KHA tots-e-o-TAV KI-to-RISH ET-hak-ke-na-a-NI KI RE-khev bar-ZEL LO KI kha-ZAK HU
In context — Joshua 17:18
The hill country shall be yours, for it is a forest ; clear it, and its outgoings shall be yours. You shall dispossess the Canaanite , though he has chariots of iron, though he is strong.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 17:18, so the Hebrew word הוּא (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 Josh.17.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.18.W5.S1) and character.