Leviticus 13:2:12Lev.13.2.W12TAB
וְהוּבָא֙
vehoova
“is brought”
- Transliteration
- ve-hoo-VA
- Extended
- veh-hoo-VAH
- IPA
- /wə.hu.ˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is brought
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
ve-hoo-VA
- clause
ve-hoo-VA el-a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN OH el-a-KHAD mi-bah-NAAV ha-ko-ha-NEEM
- sentence
a-DAM ki-yih-YEH beh-or-beh-sa-ROH SE-et oh-sa-PA-khat OH ba-HE-ret ve-ha-YA beh-or-beh-sa-ROH le-NE-ga tsa-RA-at ve-hoo-VA el-a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN OH el-a-KHAD mi-bah-NAAV ha-ko-ha-NEEM
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive imperfect wəhāyāh {וְהָיָה | və-hā-yāh} sequences to the diagnostic stage, while the vav-consecutive Hoph‘al wəhûwāʾ {וְהוּבָא | və-hū-wāʾ} mandates referral.
In context — Leviticus 13:2
When a person has on the skin of his flesh a swelling , or a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes on the skin of his flesh a mark for leprosy , then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 13:2, so the Hebrew word וְהוּבָא֙ (vehoova) 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 Lev.13.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.2.W12.S1) and character.