Isaiah 39:7:8Isa.39.7.W8TAB
וְהָיוּ֙
vehayu
“and they will be”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YU
- Extended
- veh-haa-YOO
- IPA
- /vəhaːˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they 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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
ve-ha-YU
- clause
ve-ha-YU sa-ri-SIM be-HE-khal ME-lekh ba-VEL
- sentence
u-mib-ba-NE-kha a-SHER ye-tse-U mim-me-KHA a-SHER to-LID yik-ka-KHU ve-ha-YU sa-ri-SIM be-HE-khal ME-lekh ba-VEL
Exegesis
The imperfect yiqqāḥū {יִקָּחוּ | yiq-qā-ḥū} combined with the vav-consecutive wəhāyû {וְהָיוּ | wə-hā-yū} sequences the taking and consequent state of being.
In context — Isaiah 39:7
And of your sons who will come from you and whom you will beget, they will take them away and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 39:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 39:7, so the Hebrew word וְהָיוּ֙ (vehayu) 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 Isa.39.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.39.7.W8.S1) and character.