2 Chronicles 23:7:112 Chr.23.7.W11TAB
וִֽהְי֥וּ
viheyu
“and be”
- Transliteration
- vi-he-YU
- Extended
- vih-heh-YOO
- IPA
- /vihˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and be
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
vi-he-YU
- phraseyour reading level
vi-he-YU et-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
vi-he-YU et-ha-ME-lekh be-vo-O u-ve-tse-TO
- sentence
ve-hik-KI-fu hal-ve-YIM et-ha-ME-lekh sa-VIV ISH ve-khe-LAV be-ya-DO ve-ha-BA el-ha-ha-BA-yit yu-MAT vi-he-YU et-ha-ME-lekh be-vo-O u-ve-tse-TO
Exegesis
Finally, the construction vihyu et-hamelekh bevo'o uvetzeto {וִֽהְי֥וּ אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בְּבֹא֥וֹ וּבְצֵאתֽוֹ | wə-hə·yū ʾeṯ-hammeleḵ bə·bō·ʾō u·bə·ṣē·ʾōṯō} mirrors the Hebrew infinitive constructs to stress continuous accompaniment with the king at both his entrance and his departure.
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:7
The Levites are to form a ring around the king on every side, each man holding his weapons in his hand. Whoever comes into the house is to be put to death. Stay with the king both at his entrance and at his departure.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:7:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Chronicles 23:7, so the Hebrew word וִֽהְי֥וּ (viheyu) 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 2 Chr.23.7.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.7.W11.S1) and character.