Genesis 20:7:8Gen.20.7.W8TAB
וֶֽחְיֵ֑ה
vekheye
“live”
- Transliteration
- ve-khe-YE
- Extended
- veh-kheh-YEH
- IPA
- /və.ħə.ˈjeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- live
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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 | |
| 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
ve-khe-YE
- clause
ve-at-TA ha-SHEV e-shet-ha-ISH ki-na-VI HU ve-yit-pal-LEL ba-a-de-KHA ve-khe-YE
- sentence
ve-at-TA ha-SHEV e-shet-ha-ISH ki-na-VI HU ve-yit-pal-LEL ba-a-de-KHA ve-khe-YE ve-im-ei-ne-KHA me-SHIV DA ki-MOT ta-MUT at-TA ve-khol-a-sher-LAKH
Exegesis
The Hitpael imperfect we-yitpallel {וְיִתְפַּלֵּל | wə-yit-pal-lēl} ‘and he will pray’ with ba-adkha {בַּעַדְךָ | ba-ʿad-ḵā} ‘on your behalf’ leads into the result clause we-chyeh {וֶחְיֵה | we-ḥyê} ‘and live.’
Root and etymology
RootChet–Yod–Heh
“to live, be alive”
In context — Genesis 20:7
Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you, and you shall live. But if you do not return her, know that you shall surely die—you and all that are yours.
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 20:7, so the Hebrew word וֶֽחְיֵ֑ה (vekheye) 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.20.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.7.W8.S1) and character.