Judges 17:7:9Judg.17.7.W9TAB
וְה֥וּא
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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HU GAR-SHAM
- clause
ve-HU LE-vi ve-HU GAR-SHAM
- sentence
va-ye-HI-NA-ar mi-BET LE-khem ye-hu-DA mim-mish-pa-KHAT ye-hu-DA ve-HU LE-vi ve-HU GAR-SHAM
Exegesis
The coordinated vehu {וְה֥וּא | vəhûʾ} introduces an appositive clause naming him levi {לֵוִ֖י | lēwî} ‘Levite’.
A second vehu {וְה֥וּא | vəhûʾ} links to gar-sham {גָֽר־שָֽׁם | gār-šām} ‘was sojourning there’. The repeated vehu underscores parallel roles of tribal identity and foreign residence. English renders the asyndeton of vehu as two sentences to preserve clarity and emphasis.
In context — Judges 17:7
And there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, from the clan of Judah. He was a Levite , and he was staying there.
About this coordinate
Judges 17:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Judges 17:7, so the Hebrew word וְה֥וּא (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.17.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.7.W9.S1) and character.