Numbers 13:18:8Num.13.18.W8TAB
הוּא֙
hu
“he {is}”
- Transliteration
- HU
- Extended
- HOO
- IPA
- /ˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he {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
he-kha-ZAK HU
- clause
ve-et-ha-AM ha-yo-SHEV a-le-HA he-kha-ZAK HU ha-ra-FEH ham-AT HU im-RAV
- sentence
u-re-i-TEM et-ha-A-retz ma-HU ve-et-ha-AM ha-yo-SHEV a-le-HA he-kha-ZAK HU ha-ra-FEH ham-AT HU im-RAV
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} introduces ha’aretz {הָאָ֖רֶץ | hā-ʾā-reṣ} ‘the land,’ followed by the interrogative mah {מַה־ | māh} ‘what’ and the copular pronoun hi {הִ֑וא | hî} ‘it is,’ forming a question about the land’s character.
The repeated copula hu {הוּא֙ | hû} underscores each alternative, creating a paratactic series that emphasizes comprehensive reconnaissance.
In context — Numbers 13:18
And you shall see the land —what it is—and the people who dwell on it, whether they are strong or weak , few or many.
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 13:18, so the Hebrew word הוּא֙ (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 Num.13.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.18.W8.S1) and character.