Genesis 17:1:16Gen.17.1.W16TAB
וֶהְיֵ֥ה
vehye
“be”
- Transliteration
- veh-YE
- Extended
- veh-YEH
- IPA
- /wɛh.ˈjeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- be
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
veh-YE
- phraseyour reading level
veh-YE ta-MIM
- clause
va-ye-RA Ye-ho-VAH el-av-RAM va-yo-MER e-LAV a-ni-EL shad-DAI hit-ha-LEKH le-fa-NAI veh-YE ta-MIM
- sentence
va-ye-HI av-RAM ben-tish-IM sha-NA ve-TE-sha sha-NIM va-ye-RA Ye-ho-VAH el-av-RAM va-yo-MER e-LAV a-ni-EL shad-DAI hit-ha-LEKH le-fa-NAI veh-YE ta-MIM
Exegesis
Finally, the coordinated imperatives hithalekh lefanai vehyeh tamim {הִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ לְפָנַ֖י וֶהְיֵ֥ה תָמִֽים | hit-hāl-lēḵ lə-fā-nay we-hyēh tā-mîm} pair “walk/live before Me” with “be blameless,” linking relational presence and moral integrity.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“be, become”
In context — Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty ; live before Me, and be blameless.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:1:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Genesis 17:1, so the Hebrew word וֶהְיֵ֥ה (vehye) 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 Gen.17.1.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.1.W16.S1) and character.