Numbers 18:16:12Num.18.16.W12TAB
הֽוּא׃
hu
“it is”
- Transliteration
- HU
- Extended
- HOO
- IPA
- /ˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- it 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
- clause
es-RIM ge-RAH HU
- sentence
u-fe-du-YAV mi-BEN-KHO-desh tif-DEH be-er-ke-KHA KE-sef kha-ME-shet she-ka-LIM be-SHE-kel ha-KO-desh es-RIM ge-RAH HU
Exegesis
Finally, the pronoun hūʾ {הֽוּא | hūʾ} ‘it is’ equates that shekel to twenty gerah {גֵּרָה | gerāh} ‘gerahs.’ This sequence of noun and prepositional phrases underscores the precise legal and ritual structure of the law.
In context — Numbers 18:16
And their redemption price you shall set from a month old, at your valuation , with silver five shekels by the sanctuary shekel ; it is twenty gerahs.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 18:16, so the Hebrew word הֽוּא׃ (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.18.16.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.16.W12.S1) and character.