Ezekiel 18:32:10Ezek.18.32.W10TAB
וִֽחְיֽוּ׃
vikhyu
“and live”
- Transliteration
- vi-kh-YU
- Extended
- vih-kheh-YOO
- IPA
- /viħˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and live
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
vi-kh-YU
- clause
ve-ha-SHI-vu vi-kh-YU
- sentence
KI LO e-kh-POTS be-MOT ha-MET ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI ve-ha-SHI-vu vi-kh-YU
Exegesis
The paired imperatives vehashivu {וְהָשִׁיבוּ | wə-hā-šî-ḇû} ‘and turn back’ and vikhyu {וִחְיוּ | wi-ḥyû} ‘and live’ function as a conditional sequence, linking repentance to life. Hebrew noun constructs and successive imperatives contrast divine displeasure at death with the hopeful promise of restored life.
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-yChet–Yod–Yod
“to live”
In context — Ezekiel 18:32
For I do not desire the death of the one who dies—a declaration of the Lord GOD —so turn back and live.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:32:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Ezekiel 18:32, so the Hebrew word וִֽחְיֽוּ׃ (vikhyu) 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.18.32.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.32.W10.S1) and character.