Genesis 6:3:8Gen.6.3.W8PAT

ה֣וּא

hu

he

Transliteration
HU
Extended
HOO
IPA
/ˈhuː/

Meaning by language

English
he
French
il
Spanish
él
Portuguese
ele
German
er
Russian
он
Arabic-Simplified
هُوَ
Hindi
वह
Chinese-Simplified
Korean
그는
Indonesian
ia
Bengali
সে
Tagalog
siya
Swahili
yeye
Amharic
እርሱ
Yoruba
òun
Igbo
Twi
ɔno
Ewe
eya

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. phraseyour reading level

    HU va-SAR

  3. clause

    va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH lo-ya-DON ru-KHI va-a-DAM le-o-LAM be-shag-GAM HU va-SAR

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH lo-ya-DON ru-KHI va-a-DAM le-o-LAM be-shag-GAM HU va-SAR ve-ha-YU ya-MAV me-A ve-es-RIM sha-NA

In contextGenesis 6:3

LORD said my Spirit will not remain in man forever because he is flesh his days will be one hundred and twenty years

About this coordinate

Genesis 6:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 6:3, 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 Gen.6.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.6.3.W8.S1) and character.