Leviticus 23:27:8Lev.23.27.W8TAB
ה֗וּא
hu
“it”
- Transliteration
- HU
- Extended
- HOO
- IPA
- /huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
HU
- phraseyour reading level
YOM hah-ki-poo-REEM HU
- clause
AKH beh-ah-SOR la-KHO-desh hah-sheh-VEE-ee ha-ZEH YOM hah-ki-poo-REEM HU mik-RAH-KOH-desh yih-YEH la-KHEM veh-ee-NEE-tem et-naf-sho-TEI-khem
- sentence
AKH beh-ah-SOR la-KHO-desh hah-sheh-VEE-ee ha-ZEH YOM hah-ki-poo-REEM HU mik-RAH-KOH-desh yih-YEH la-KHEM veh-ee-NEE-tem et-naf-sho-TEI-khem veh-hik-rav-TEM ee-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construct phrase yom hakippurim {יוֹם הַכִּפֻּרִים | yôm ha-kip-pû-rîm} marks the nominal subject ‘Day of Atonements,’ with hu {ה֗וּא | hûʾ} introducing a copular clause.
In context — Leviticus 23:27
Surely on the tenth day of this seventh month it is the Day of Atonements; a sacred assembly shall it be for you, and you shall afflict your souls , and you shall present a fire offering to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 23:27, so the Hebrew word ה֗וּא (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.23.27.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.27.W8.S1) and character.