so you're saying its pronounced "Cumesses"? not my intent @JoelBAha! I had my suspicions that you were attempting to connect הוּא hu (the masculine singular nominative pronoun 'he') with the Egyptian 'Hu' (properly Ḥu or Ħu, a guttural sound similar to a heavily aspirated h).
One who fails to distinguish between the letters ה (h) and ח (ḥ) may come to read Y'sha'yahu 8:17 as וְהִכֵּיתִי לַייָ v'hikkeiti ladōnay ('I will strike...') as opposed to וְחִכִּיתִי לַייָ v'ḥikkiti ladōnay ('I will wait for Adōnay')!!!
Remember, in Hebrew transliteration:
The first letter in the Egyptian Ḥu corresponds to the Hebrew letter ח (ḥ), not ה (h)!
just ignore my posts
EDIT this whole passage now looks like an anti-masturbation warning now
which is also equivalent to what Shalmanesers name is (The Friendly One is In Front) see 2 Kings 18 I posted to you
they are basically saying, be like Ra friendly and relaxed as if they try to bite you the LORD will spear them like a fish.
but if you think you should hold the spear, then someone else will sit on your boat.
Set is the best teacher
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