Genesis 26:3:4Gen.26.3.W4TAB
וְאֶֽהְיֶ֥ה
veehyeh
“and I will be”
- Transliteration
- ve-eh-YEH
- Extended
- veh-eh-YEH
- IPA
- /wə.ʔɛhˈjɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I will be
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-eh-YEH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-eh-YEH im-me-KHA
- clause
GUR ba-A-rets ha-ZOT ve-eh-YEH im-me-KHA va-a-var-khe-KA
- sentence
GUR ba-A-rets ha-ZOT ve-eh-YEH im-me-KHA va-a-var-khe-KA ki-le-KHA u-le-zar-a-KHA e-TEN et-kol-ha-a-ra-TSOT ha-EL va-ha-ki-MO-ti et-ha-she-vu-A a-SHER nish-BA-ti le-av-ra-HAM a-VI-kha
Exegesis
Two coordinated promises, veehyeh immekha vaavarkhekha {וְאֶֽהְיֶ֥ה עִמְּךָ וַאֲבָרְכֶךָּ} use consecutive vav-prefixed imperfects to express divine presence and blessing.
In context — Genesis 26:3
Stay as a sojourner in this land, and I will be with you and will bless you; for I will give all these lands to you and to your descendants, and I will confirm the oath I swore to Abraham your father.
About this coordinate
Genesis 26:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 26:3, so the Hebrew word וְאֶֽהְיֶ֥ה (veehyeh) 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.26.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.26.3.W4.S1) and character.