Zechariah 13:9:19Zech.13.9.W19TAB
וְה֥וּא
vehu
“and he”
- Transliteration
- ve-HU
- Extended
- veh-HOO
- IPA
- /vəˈhuːʔ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he
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 | |
| 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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HU yo-MAR
- clause
HU yik-RA vish-MI va-a-NI e-e-NE o-TO a-MAR-ti a-MI HU ve-HU yo-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI
- sentence
ve-he-VE-ti et-ha-she-li-SHIT ba-ESH u-tse-raf-TIM kit-srof et-ha-KE-sef u-ve-khan-TIM kiv-KHON et-ha-za-HAV HU yik-RA vish-MI va-a-NI e-e-NE o-TO a-MAR-ti a-MI HU ve-HU yo-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI
Exegesis
The reciprocal declarations in amarti ammi hu {אָמַ֙רְתִּי עַמִּי ה֔וּא | ʾā-mar-tî ʿam-mî hû} ‘I will say, “He is my people,”’ and wehu yomar YHWH Elohai {וְה֥וּא יֹאמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָֽי | wə-hû yō-mar Yə-hō-wāh ʾe-lō-hāy} ‘and he will say, “The LORD is my God,”’ complete the covenant promise.
In context — Zechariah 13:9
I will bring the third part through the fire and refine them as silver is refined, and I will test them as gold is tested. He will call on My name, and I will answer him; I will say, “He is my people,” and he will say, “The LORD is my God .”
About this coordinate
Zechariah 13:9:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Zechariah 13:9, so the Hebrew word וְה֥וּא (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 Zech.13.9.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.13.9.W19.S1) and character.