Judges 16:20:12Judg.16.20.W12TAB
וְהוּא֙
vehu
“and he”
- Transliteration
- ve-HU
- Extended
- veh-HOO
- IPA
- /vəˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he
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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
va-yi-KATS mish-she-na-TO va-yo-MER e-TSE ke-FA-am be-FA-am ve-in-na-ER ve-HU LO ya-DA KI Ye-ho-VAH SAR me-a-LAV
- sentence
va-to-MER pe-lish-TIM a-LE-kha shim-SHON va-yi-KATS mish-she-na-TO va-yo-MER e-TSE ke-FA-am be-FA-am ve-in-na-ER ve-HU LO ya-DA KI Ye-ho-VAH SAR me-a-LAV
Exegesis
The concluding clause wəhū’ lō’ yā·da‘ kî YHWH ṣār mē‘ālāv {וְהוּא לֹא יָדַע כִּי יְהוָה סָר מֵעָלָיו | wə·hū’ lō’ yā·ḏa‘ kî Yə·hō·wāh ṣār mē·’ā·lāv} uses the conjunction kî as a causal marker to underscore the dramatic irony of Samson’s ignorance regarding the divine departure.
In context — Judges 16:20
And she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he awoke from his sleep , and he said, “I will go out time after time and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.
About this coordinate
Judges 16:20:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Judges 16:20, so the Hebrew word וְהוּא֙ (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 Judg.16.20.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.20.W12.S1) and character.