Numbers 15:40:5Num.15.40.W5TAB
וִהְיִיתֶ֥ם
vihiyetem
“and be”
- Transliteration
- vi-hi-ye-TEM
- Extended
- vih-hih-yeh-TEHM
- IPA
- /vihjiˈteːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and be
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
vi-hi-ye-TEM
- phraseyour reading level
vi-hi-ye-TEM ke-do-SHIM
- clause
vi-hi-ye-TEM ke-do-SHIM le-lo-he-KHEM
- sentence
le-MA-an tiz-ke-RU va-a-si-TEM et-KOL-mits-vo-TAI vi-hi-ye-TEM ke-do-SHIM le-lo-he-KHEM
Exegesis
In the result clause, vahyitem qedoshim {וִהְיִיתֶם קְדֹשִׁים | wî-hyî-tem qe-dō-shîm} predicates a transformed status of holiness, and the prepositional phrase leeloheichem {לֵאלֹהֵיכֶם | le-el-ō-hê-chem} conveys relational belonging to God. The interplay of imperfect and vav-consecutive perfect underscores assured outcome, while the parallel clauses reinforce the covenant link between obedience and holiness.
In context — Numbers 15:40
So that you will remember, and do all my commandments , and you will be holy to your God .
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:40:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 15:40, so the Hebrew word וִהְיִיתֶ֥ם (vihiyetem) 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 Num.15.40.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.40.W5.S1) and character.