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

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Result
וְ + הָ + יוּ֙
ve + ha + yu
vehayu

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ha-YU

  2. clause

    ve-ha-YU sa-ri-SIM be-HE-khal ME-lekh ba-VEL

  3. 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 contextIsaiah 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.