Genesis 5:13:1Gen.5.13.W1TAB
וַיְחִ֣י
vayekhi
“{And He} lived”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-KHI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-KHEE
- IPA
- /wa.jə.ˈħiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} lived
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-KHI
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-KHI kei-NAN
- clause
va-ye-KHI kei-NAN a-kha-REI ho-li-DO et-ma-ha-lal-EL ar-ba-IM sha-NA u-she-mo-NE me-OT sha-NA
- sentence
va-ye-KHI kei-NAN a-kha-REI ho-li-DO et-ma-ha-lal-EL ar-ba-IM sha-NA u-she-mo-NE me-OT sha-NA va-YO-led ba-NIM u-va-NOT
Exegesis
The wayyiqtol form vayechi {וַיְחִי | way-yi-ḥî} ‘and he lived’ introduces the main narrative continuation of Kenan’s lifespan.
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-h
“live, be alive”
In context — Genesis 5:13
And Kenan lived after he fathered Mahalalel 840 years , and he fathered sons and daughters.
About this coordinate
Genesis 5:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 5:13, so the Hebrew word וַיְחִ֣י (vayekhi) 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.5.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.5.13.W1.S1) and character.