Judges 17:5:13Judg.17.5.W13TAB
וַיְהִי־ל֖וֹ
vayehilo
“and he became to him”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI-LO
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE-LOH
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː.ˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he became to him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-HI-LO
- clause
va-ya-AS e-FOD u-te-ra-FIM va-ye-ma-LE ET-YAD a-KHAD mi-ba-NAV va-ye-HI-LO le-kho-HEN
- sentence
ve-ha-ISH mi-KHA LO BET e-lo-HIM va-ya-AS e-FOD u-te-ra-FIM va-ye-ma-LE ET-YAD a-KHAD mi-ba-NAV va-ye-HI-LO le-kho-HEN
Exegesis
The final clause vayehi-lo le-kohen {וַיְהִי־ל֖וֹ לְכֹהֵֽן | way-yehî-lō lə-kō-hên} ‘and he became for him as priest’ completes the portrayal of transferring cultic authority.
In context — Judges 17:5
And the man Micah had a house of gods , and he made an ephod and household gods, and he consecrated the hand of one of his sons, and he became his priest.
About this coordinate
Judges 17:5:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Judges 17:5, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִי־ל֖וֹ (vayehilo) 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.17.5.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.5.W13.S1) and character.