2 Chronicles 24:12:82 Chr.24.12.W8TAB
וַיִּֽהְי֤וּ
vayihyu
“and they became or were”
- Transliteration
- va-yih-YU
- Extended
- vah-yih-YOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jihˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they became or were
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
va-yih-YU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yih-YU so-khe-RIM
- clause
va-yit-ne-HU ha-ME-lekh vi-ye-ho-ya-DA el-o-SE me-le-KHET a-vo-DAT BET-ye-ho-VAH va-yih-YU so-khe-RIM kho-tse-VIM ve-kha-ra-SHIM le-kha-DESH BET ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yit-ne-HU ha-ME-lekh vi-ye-ho-ya-DA el-o-SE me-le-KHET a-vo-DAT BET-ye-ho-VAH va-yih-YU so-khe-RIM kho-tse-VIM ve-kha-ra-SHIM le-kha-DESH BET ye-ho-VAH ve-GAM le-kha-ra-SHE var-ZEL u-ne-KHO-shet le-kha-ZEK et-BET ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The sequence vayihyu sochrim {וַיִּהְיוּ שֹׂכְרִים | wayyihyû śōḵərîm} uses a finite verb with a participle to express resultant action, idiomatically conveying “they hired.” The participial list (chotzvim …
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:12
The king and Jehoiada gave it to those doing the work of the service of the house of the LORD . They hired stonecutters and craftsmen to renew the house of the LORD, and also artisans of iron and bronze to strengthen the house of the LORD.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 24:12, so the Hebrew word וַיִּֽהְי֤וּ (vayihyu) 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.24.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.12.W8.S1) and character.