Jeremiah 21:9:14Jer.21.9.W14TAB
וְחָיָ֔ה
vekhaya
“and lives”
- Transliteration
- ve-kha-YA
- Extended
- veh-khaa-YAA
- IPA
- /vəħaːˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and lives
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-kha-YA
- phraseyour reading level
yikh-ye ve-kha-YA
- clause
ve-ha-yo-TSE ve-na-FAL al-ha-kas-DIM ha-tsa-RIM a-le-KHEM yikh-ye ve-kha-YA ve-ha-ye-TA-lo naf-SHO le-sha-LAL
- sentence
ha-yo-SHEV ba-IR ha-ZOT ya-MUT ba-KHE-rev u-va-ra-AV u-vad-DA-ver ve-ha-yo-TSE ve-na-FAL al-ha-kas-DIM ha-tsa-RIM a-le-KHEM yikh-ye ve-kha-YA ve-ha-ye-TA-lo naf-SHO le-sha-LAL
Exegesis
The parallel verbs yichyeh {יִחְיֶה | yi-ḥyēh} and vechayah {וְחָיָ֔ה | wə-ḥā-yāh} emphasize the reversal from death to life, culminating in vehayetah-lo naphsho leshalal as an ironic elevation of preserved life as spoils.
In context — Jeremiah 21:9
Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans besieging you will live, and his life will be for him a spoil .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:9:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Jeremiah 21:9, so the Hebrew word וְחָיָ֔ה (vekhaya) 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.21.9.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.9.W14.S1) and character.