Jeremiah 20:17:4Jer.20.17.W4TAB
וַתְּהִי־לִ֤י
vatehili
“and she became for me”
- Transliteration
- va-te-HI-LI
- Extended
- vah-teh-HEE-LEE
- IPA
- /vat.təˈhiː.liː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and she became for me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
va-te-HI-LI
- phraseyour reading level
va-te-HI-LI i-MI
- clause
va-te-HI-LI i-MI kiv-RI ve-RA-khMA ha-RAT o-LAM
- sentence
a-SHER LO-MO-te-ta-NI me-RA-khem va-te-HI-LI i-MI kiv-RI ve-RA-khMA ha-RAT o-LAM
Exegesis
The vav-prefixed verb va-tehili {וַתְּהִי־לִ֤י | wa-tə-hî-lî} ‘and she became for me’ introduces a parallel clause rendered idiomatically in English.
In context — Jeremiah 20:17
Because he did not kill me in the womb , my mother became my grave, and her womb experienced everlasting pregnancy .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 20:17, so the Hebrew word וַתְּהִי־לִ֤י (vatehili) 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 Jer.20.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.17.W4.S1) and character.