2 Samuel 13:28:232 Sam.13.28.W23TAB
וִהְי֥וּ
vihyu
“and be”
- Transliteration
- vi-hyu
- Extended
- vih-hyoo
- IPA
- /wiˈhjuː/
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 | 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
vi-hyu
- phraseyour reading level
vi-hyu liv-ne-KHA-yil
- clause
ha-lo KI a-no-KHI tsi-vi-TI et-khem khiz-KU vi-hyu liv-ne-KHA-yil
- sentence
va-ye-TSAV av-sha-LOM et-ne-a-RAV le-MOR re-U NA ke-TOV lev-am-NON ba-ya-YIN ve-a-mar-TI a-le-KHEM ha-KU et-am-NON va-ha-mi-TEM o-TO al-ti-re-U ha-lo KI a-no-KHI tsi-vi-TI et-khem khiz-KU vi-hyu liv-ne-KHA-yil
Exegesis
The concluding imperatives chizku {חִזְק֖וּ | ḥiz-qû} and viheyu {וִהְי֥וּ | wî-hə-yû} with livnei-chayil {לִבְנֵי־חָיִל׃ | liw-nê-ḥā-yil} encourage the young men to embody strength and valor.
In context — 2 Samuel 13:28
And Absalom commanded his young men, saying, “Observe now when the heart of Amnon is glad with wine, and I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon!’ then kill him. Do not be afraid; is it not I who have commanded you? Be strong and be valiant men .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:28:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of 2 Samuel 13:28, so the Hebrew word וִהְי֥וּ (vihyu) 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 Sam.13.28.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.28.W23.S1) and character.