Proverbs 11:28:3Prov.11.28.W3TAB
ה֣וּא
hu
“he”
- Transliteration
- HU
- Extended
- HOO
- IPA
- /ˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he
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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The word
Word in context
- word
HU
- clause
BO-te-akh be-a-SHRO HU yip-POL
- sentence
BO-te-akh be-a-SHRO HU yip-POL ve-khe-A-le tsa-di-KIM yif-re-KHU
Exegesis
The pronoun hu {ה֣וּא | hūʾ} intensifies focus before the verb yipol {יִפֹּל | yiṯ·pōl}, which announces the downfall.
In context — Proverbs 11:28
He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a leaf .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 11:28, so the Hebrew word ה֣וּא (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 Prov.11.28.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.28.W3.S1) and character.