Zechariah 14:7:3Zech.14.7.W3TAB

ה֛וּא

hu

it

Transliteration
HU
Extended
HOO
IPA
/ˈhuː/

Meaning by language

English
it

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    HU

  2. clause

    ve-ha-YA YOM-e-KHAD HU yi-va-DA la-ye-ho-VAH lo-YOM ve-lo-LAI-la

  3. sentence

    ve-ha-YA YOM-e-KHAD HU yi-va-DA la-ye-ho-VAH lo-YOM ve-lo-LAI-la ve-ha-YA le-ET-e-REV yih-ye-OR

Exegesis

The emphatic phrase yom-echad {יוֹם־אֶחָד | yōm-ʾeḥād} introduces a singular temporal element, with hu {ה֛וּא | hūʾ} resuming reference.

In contextZechariah 14:7

And it shall be one day— it is known to the LORD ; not day and not night, but at the time of evening there shall be light .

About this coordinate

Zechariah 14:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Zechariah 14:7, so the Hebrew word ה֛וּא (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 Zech.14.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.7.W3.S1) and character.