Exodus 15:2:4Exod.15.2.W4TAB
וַֽיְהִי־לִ֖י
vayehili
“and became to me”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-hi-LI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-hee-LEE
- IPA
- /wa.jə.hiː.ˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and became to me
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-hi-LI
- clause
oz-ZI ve-zim-RAT YAH va-ye-hi-LI lee-shu-AH
- sentence
oz-ZI ve-zim-RAT YAH va-ye-hi-LI lee-shu-AH ZE e-LI ve-an-VE-hu e-lo-HE ah-VI va-a-rom-MEN-hu
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive va-yehi-li {וַיְהִי־לִ֖י | wayyəhî-lî} ‘and it became for me’ introduces the result clause li-yeshuah {לִישׁוּעָה | lî-šûʿāh} ‘salvation,’ marking realized deliverance.
In context — Exodus 15:2
My strength and song is the LORD , and He has become my salvation . This is my God , and I will exalt Him.
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 15:2, so the Hebrew word וַֽיְהִי־לִ֖י (vayehili) 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 Exod.15.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.2.W4.S1) and character.