Judges 17:10:6Judg.17.10.W6TAB
וֶֽהְיֵה־לִי֮
veheyeli
“and be to me”
- Transliteration
- ve-he-YE-li
- Extended
- veh-heh-YEH-lee
- IPA
- /vɛhˈjeː.liː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and be to me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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
ve-he-YE-li
- clause
va-yo-MER LO mi-KHA she-VA i-ma-DI ve-he-YE-li le-AV u-le-kho-HEN ve-a-no-KHI e-TEN-le-KHA a-se-RET KE-sef la-ya-MIM ve-E-rekh be-ga-DIM u-mikh-ya-TE-kha
- sentence
va-yo-MER LO mi-KHA she-VA i-ma-DI ve-he-YE-li le-AV u-le-kho-HEN ve-a-no-KHI e-TEN-le-KHA a-se-RET KE-sef la-ya-MIM ve-E-rekh be-ga-DIM u-mikh-ya-TE-kha va-YE-lekh ha-le-VI
Exegesis
The conjunction and imperative veheye-li {וֶהְיֵה־לִי | vä-ḥê-yēh-lî} ‘and be to me’ leads into the dual roles marked by leav {לְאָב | lə-ʾāv} ‘father’ and ulekohen {וּלְכֹהֵן | ū-lə-kō-hên} ‘and for a priest’, reflecting both familial and cultic functions.
In context — Judges 17:10
And Micah said to him, “Dwell with me and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver each year, a set of clothing and your sustenance.” And the Levite went.
About this coordinate
Judges 17:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Judges 17:10, so the Hebrew word וֶֽהְיֵה־לִי֮ (veheyeli) 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 Judg.17.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.10.W6.S1) and character.