Numbers 14:41:9Num.14.41.W9TAB
וְהִ֖וא
vehu
“when it”
- Transliteration
- ve-HU
- Extended
- veh-HU
- IPA
- /vəˈhu/
Meaning by language
- English
- when it
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
ve-HU
- clause
ve-HU LO tits-LAKH
- sentence
va-yo-MER mo-SHEH la-MAH zeh a-TEM ov-RIM et-PI Ye-ho-VAH ve-HU LO tits-LAKH
Exegesis
The conjunction wəhî {וְהִוא | wəhî} ‘and it’ resumes reference to the action and introduces a result clause, with tiṣlaḥ {תִצְלָח | tiṣlaḥ} ‘will succeed’ marking the anticipated outcome negated by lōʾ {לֹא | lōʾ}. This structure frames a direct judicial inquiry followed by a stark warning of failure.
In context — Numbers 14:41
And Moses said, “Why is this —are you transgressing the command of the LORD ? For it will not succeed.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:41:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 14:41, so the Hebrew word וְהִ֖וא (vehu) 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.14.41.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.41.W9.S1) and character.