Leviticus 21:13:1Lev.21.13.W1TAB
וְה֕וּא
vehhoo
“and he”
- Transliteration
- veh-HOO
- 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
veh-HOO
- sentence
veh-HOO ish-SHAH vi-veh-too-LEH-hah yik-KAKH
Exegesis
The verse begins with vehu {וְהוּא | wə-hūʾ} ‘and he’, a vav-consecutive marking continuity with preceding priestly regulations.
In context — Leviticus 21:13
And he shall take a woman in her virginity as a wife.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 21:13, so the Hebrew word וְה֕וּא (vehhoo) 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.21.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.13.W1.S1) and character.