Leviticus 18:7:8Lev.18.7.W8TAB
הִ֔וא
hi
“she”
- Transliteration
- HI
- Extended
- HEE
- IPA
- /hiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- she
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
HI
- phraseyour reading level
IM-kha HI
- clause
IM-kha HI LO te-gal-LEH er-va-TAH
- sentence
er-VAT ah-VEE-kha ve-er-VAT IM-kha LO te-gal-LEH IM-kha HI LO te-gal-LEH er-va-TAH
Exegesis
The resumptive pronoun hi {הִ֔וא | hîʾ} ‘she’ clarifies referent, creating a chiastic emphasis that underscores the command’s severity. The explicit addition of “that is” in the translations renders the appositional relationship in English, preserving the clarifying function of the pronoun.
In context — Leviticus 18:7
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, that is, the nakedness of your mother; she is your mother . You shall not uncover her nakedness .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 18:7, so the Hebrew word הִ֔וא (hi) 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.18.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.7.W8.S1) and character.