2 Kings 20:7:92 Kgs.20.7.W9TAB
וַיֶּֽחִי׃
vayekhi
“and he lived or recovered”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-KHI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-KHEE
- IPA
- /vaj.jeˈħiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he lived or recovered
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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
- clause
va-yik-KHU va-ya-SI-mu al-ha-she-KHIN va-ye-KHI
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-sha-YA-hu ke-KHU de-VE-let te-e-NIM va-yik-KHU va-ya-SI-mu al-ha-she-KHIN va-ye-KHI
Exegesis
The passage closes with vayechi {וַיֶּֽחִי | wayyēḥî} ‘and he lived,’ a concise result clause that underscores the remedy’s effectiveness.
In context — 2 Kings 20:7
Then Isaiah said, “Bring a cake of figs.” They brought it and placed it on the boil, and he recovered .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 20:7, so the Hebrew word וַיֶּֽחִי׃ (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.20.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.7.W9.S1) and character.