Exodus 18:19:5Exod.18.19.W5TAB
וִיהִ֥י
viyi
“and be”
- Transliteration
- vi-YI
- Extended
- vih-YEE
- IPA
- /viˈjiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and be
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
vi-YI
- phraseyour reading level
vi-YI e-lo-HIM
- clause
a-TAH she-MA be-ko-LI ee-ah-TS-KHA vi-YI e-lo-HIM im-MAKH
- sentence
a-TAH she-MA be-ko-LI ee-ah-TS-KHA vi-YI e-lo-HIM im-MAKH he-YEH a-TAH lah-AM MOOL ha-e-lo-HIM ve-he-ve-TAH a-TAH et-had-de-va-RIM el-ha-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The jussive vihi {וִיהִי | wî-hî} ‘and may it be’ introduces a wish construction, with elohim {אֱלֹהִים | ʾĕ-lō-hîm} as the subject of accompaniment (immakh {עִמָּךְ | ʿim-māḵ} ‘with you’).
In context — Exodus 18:19
Now listen to my voice; I will advise you, and may God be with you. Act for the people before God, and you shall bring the matters to God.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 18:19, so the Hebrew word וִיהִ֥י (viyi) 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.18.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.19.W5.S1) and character.