Numbers 18:5:8Num.18.5.W8TAB
וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֥ה
veloyiheyeh
“and there will not be”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO-yi-he-YEH
- Extended
- veh-LOH-yee-heh-YEH
- IPA
- /vəloː.jiheˈje/
Meaning by language
- English
- and there will not be
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-LO-yi-he-YEH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO-yi-he-YEH OD
- clause
ve-LO-yi-he-YEH OD KE-tsef al-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
u-shmar-TEM ET mish-me-RET ha-KO-desh ve-ET mish-me-RET ham-miz-BE-akh ve-LO-yi-he-YEH OD KE-tsef al-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The conditional result clause is signaled by velo yihyeh od ketsef {וְלֹא־יִהְיֶה עוֹד קֶצֶף | wə-lōʾ yiḥyēh ʿōḏ qeṣep̄} ‘that there will not be again wrath,’ which defines the desired outcome of faithful service.
Root and etymology
h-y-hh-y-h
“to be, to become”
In context — Numbers 18:5
And you shall keep the duty of the sanctuary and the altar, so that there will not be again wrath upon the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 18:5, so the Hebrew word וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֥ה (veloyiheyeh) 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.18.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.5.W8.S1) and character.