Numbers 14:1:8Num.14.1.W8TAB
הַהֽוּא׃
hahu
“that”
- Transliteration
- ha-HU
- Extended
- hah-HUU
- IPA
- /haˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ha-HU
- phraseyour reading level
ba-LAI-la ha-HU
- clause
va-yiv-KU ha-AM ba-LAI-la ha-HU
- sentence
va-ti-SA kol-ha-e-DA va-yit-NU et-ko-LAM va-yiv-KU ha-AM ba-LAI-la ha-HU
Exegesis
The temporal clause balaylah hahu {בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא | ba-lay-lāh ha-hû} “that night” specifies the occasion. In the dynamic version, the time expression is fronted for natural English flow without altering the original sequence of events.
In context — Numbers 14:1
Then all the congregation lifted up their voice, and the people wept that night.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 14:1, so the Hebrew word הַהֽוּא׃ (hahu) 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.14.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.1.W8.S1) and character.