2 Kings 17:3:62 Kgs.17.3.W6TAB
וַֽיְהִי־ל֤וֹ
vayehilo
“and he became to him or and it was to him”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI-LO
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE-LOH
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː.loː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he became to him or and it was to him
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-HI-LO
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI-LO ho-SHE-a
- clause
va-ye-HI-LO ho-SHE-a E-ved va-ya-SHEV LO min-KHA
- sentence
a-LAV a-LA shal-ma-ne-SEr ME-lekh a-SHUR va-ye-HI-LO ho-SHE-a E-ved va-ya-SHEV LO min-KHA
Exegesis
The next vav-consecutive imperfect vayehi-lo {וַיְהִי־לוֹ | way-yə-hî-lô} ‘and he became to him’ signals a change of status, setting up Hoshea’s subordinate role.
In context — 2 Kings 17:3
Shalmaneser king of Assyria went up against him, and Hoshea became his servant and brought him tribute .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 17:3, so the Hebrew word וַֽיְהִי־ל֤וֹ (vayehilo) 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.17.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.3.W6.S1) and character.