Exodus 22:24:6Exod.22.24.W6TABWLC Exodus 22:23
וְהָי֤וּ
vehayu
“will become”
- Transliteration
- ve-HA-yu
- Extended
- veh-HAA-yoo
- IPA
- /və.ˈhaː.juː/
Meaning by language
- English
- will become
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
ve-HA-yu
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HA-yu ne-shei-KHEM
- clause
ve-HA-yu ne-shei-KHEM al-ma-NOT oo-ve-nei-KHEM ye-to-MIM
- sentence
ve-kha-RA a-PEE ve-ha-rag-TI et-KHEM be-KHA-rev ve-HA-yu ne-shei-KHEM al-ma-NOT oo-ve-nei-KHEM ye-to-MIM
Exegesis
A third vav-consecutive, vehayu {וְהָיוּ | wə-hā-yû} ‘and they will be’, introduces the resultant state: nesheikhem {נְשֵׁיכֶם | ne-šê-ḥem} ‘your wives’ paired with almanot {אַלְמְנוֹת | al-me-nôṯ} ‘widows’, and uvenekhem {וּבְנֵיכֶם | u-ve-ney-ḥem} ‘and your sons’ paired with yetomim {יְתֹמִים | ye-tô-mîm} ‘orphans’. The Hebrew coordination in parallel construct chains underscores total devastation, and the English preserves this narrative progression and thematic emphasis.
In context — Exodus 22:24
And my anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your sons orphans.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:24:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 22:24, so the Hebrew word וְהָי֤וּ (vehayu) 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.22.24.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.24.W6.S1) and character.