Joshua 22:34:7Josh.22.34.W7TAB
הוּא֙
hu
“it is”
- Transliteration
- HU
- Extended
- HOO
- IPA
- /ˈhuː/
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 ED HU
- clause
KI ED HU bei-no-TEI-nu KI Ye-ho-VAH ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-yik-re-U be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD la-miz-BE-akh KI ED HU bei-no-TEI-nu KI Ye-ho-VAH ha-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The appositional phrase ki ed hu {כִּ֣י עֵ֥ד הוּא֙ | kî ʿēḏ hû’} “for it is a witness” explains the meaning of the name, and the following clause ki YHWH ha-elo-him {כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה הָאֱלֹהִֽים | kî Yə-hō-wāh ha-’ĕlō-hîm} “that the LORD is God” provides the theological reason.
In context — Joshua 22:34
The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad named the altar Ed , saying, “For it is a witness between us that the LORD is God.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:34:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Joshua 22:34, so the Hebrew word הוּא֙ (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.22.34.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.34.W7.S1) and character.