2 Kings 14:17:12 Kgs.14.17.W1TAB
וַיְחִ֨י
vayekhi
“and he lived”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-KHI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-KHII
- IPA
- /vaj.jəˈħiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he lived
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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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-KHI
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-KHI a-mats-ya-HU ven-yo-ASH
- clause
va-ye-KHI a-mats-ya-HU ven-yo-ASH ME-lekh ye-hu-DA a-kha-REI MOT ye-ho-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ME-lekh yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ye-KHI a-mats-ya-HU ven-yo-ASH ME-lekh ye-hu-DA a-kha-REI MOT ye-ho-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ME-lekh yis-ra-EL kha-MESH e-se-RE sha-NA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive verb vayechi {וַיְחִ֨י | wayyĕḥî} ‘and he lived’, which carries forward the narrative.
In context — 2 Kings 14:17
And Amaziah , son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 14:17, so the Hebrew word וַיְחִ֨י (vayekhi) 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 Kgs.14.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.17.W1.S1) and character.