Ezekiel 18:13:5Ezek.18.13.W5TAB
וָחָ֑י
vakhai
“and shall he live”
- Transliteration
- va-KHAI
- Extended
- vaa-KHAAI
- IPA
- /vaːˈħaːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- and shall he live
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-KHAI
- clause
ba-NE-shekh na-TAN ve-tar-BIT la-KHAKH va-KHAI
- sentence
ba-NE-shekh na-TAN ve-tar-BIT la-KHAKH va-KHAI LO yikh-YE ET kal-ha-to-e-VOT ha-E-le a-SA MOT yu-MAT da-MAV BO yih-YE
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive in vakhai {וָחָי | wāḥāy} ‘and he lived’ introduces a rhetorical question, highlighting the incongruity of life after usurious gain.
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-yChet–Yod–Yod
“to live”
In context — Ezekiel 18:13
He gives with interest and takes increase; shall he then live? He shall not live. For he has done all these abominations , he shall die, and his blood shall be upon him.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 18:13, so the Hebrew word וָחָ֑י (vakhai) 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.18.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.13.W5.S1) and character.