Leviticus 13:39:9Lev.13.39.W9TAB
ה֛וּא
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
BO-hak HU
- clause
BO-hak HU pa-RAKH ba-OR ta-HOR HU
- sentence
veh-ra-AH ha-ko-HEN ve-hin-NEH veh-or-be-sa-RAM be-ha-ROT KE-hoht leh-va-NOT BO-hak HU pa-RAKH ba-OR ta-HOR HU
Exegesis
The predicate nominal bohaq hu {בֹּ֥הַק ה֛וּא | bō-ḥaq hū} ‘it is a discoloration’ classifies the condition, and the verb parakh {פָּרַ֥ח | pā-raḥ} confirms its outbreak.
The concluding nominal clause tahor hu {טָה֥וֹר הֽוּא | ṭā-ḥôr hū} ‘it is clean’ delivers the ritual purity verdict, preserving the Hebrew copulative structure in English.
In context — Leviticus 13:39
And the priest shall look, and behold, on the skin of their flesh there are dull white spots; it is a skin discoloration that has broken out on the skin, and the person is clean.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:39:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 13:39, so the Hebrew word ה֛וּא (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 Lev.13.39.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.39.W9.S1) and character.