Ezekiel 16:34:1Ezek.16.34.W1TAB
וַיְהִי־בָ֨ךְ
vayehivakh
“and it was in you”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI-VAKH
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE-VAAKH
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː.ˈvɔːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it was in you
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-HI-VAKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI-VAKH HE-fekh min-ha-na-SHIM
- clause
va-ye-HI-VAKH HE-fekh min-ha-na-SHIM be-taz-nu-TA-yikh ve-a-kha-ra-YIKH LO zu-NA
- sentence
va-ye-HI-VAKH HE-fekh min-ha-na-SHIM be-taz-nu-TA-yikh ve-a-kha-ra-YIKH LO zu-NA u-ve-tit-TEKH et-NAN ve-et-NAN LO nit-TAN-LAKH va-te-HI le-HE-fekh
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayhi {וַיְהִי־ | wa-yə-hî} ‘and it was’, a vav-consecutive verb marking consequence.
In context — Ezekiel 16:34
And in you there was a reversal from other women in your harlotries : no one sought you out to play the harlot, and in your giving payment, payment was not given to you—so you became a reversal .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:34:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 16:34, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִי־בָ֨ךְ (vayehivakh) 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 Ezek.16.34.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.34.W1.S1) and character.