Numbers 23:19:7Num.23.19.W7TAB
הַה֤וּא
hahu
“he”
- Transliteration
- ha-HU
- Extended
- hah-HOO
- IPA
- /haˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ha-HU
- phraseyour reading level
ha-HU a-MAR
- clause
ha-HU a-MAR ve-LO ya-a-SE ve-dib-BER ve-LO ye-ki-me-NA
- sentence
LO ISH EL vi-khaz-ZEV u-VEN-a-DAM ve-yit-ne-KHAM ha-HU a-MAR ve-LO ya-a-SE ve-dib-BER ve-LO ye-ki-me-NA
Exegesis
The demonstrative ha-hûʾ {הַהוּא | ha-hûʾ} sets up two chiastic questions.
In context — Numbers 23:19
God is not a human that He should speak falsely , nor a son of man that He should relent. Has He spoken, and will He not do it? Or has He declared it, and will He not bring it to pass?
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 23:19, so the Hebrew word הַה֤וּא (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.23.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.19.W7.S1) and character.