Leviticus 21:8:4Lev.21.8.W4TAB

ה֣וּא

hu

he

Transliteration
HU
Extended
HOO
IPA
/huː/

Meaning by language

English
he

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    HU

  2. phraseyour reading level

    HU mak-RIV

  3. clause

    veh-ki-DASH-TO ki-ET-LE-khem e-lo-HE-kha HU mak-RIV

  4. sentence

    veh-ki-DASH-TO ki-ET-LE-khem e-lo-HE-kha HU mak-RIV KA-DOSH yih-yeh-LAKH KI KA-DOSH a-NI Ye-ho-VAH meh-ka-DISH-khem

In contextLeviticus 21:8

And you shall sanctify him, because he offers the bread of your God . He shall be holy to you, because I, the LORD , am holy, and I sanctify you.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 21:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 21:8, so the Hebrew word ה֣וּא (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.21.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.8.W4.S1) and character.