Numbers 25:9:1Num.25.9.W1TAB
וַיְּהִי֙וּ
vayehiu
“and they were”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI-u
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE-oo
- IPA
- /vaj.jəˈhiːu/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they were
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-HI-u
- clause
va-ye-HI-u ha-me-TIM ba-ma-ge-FA
- sentence
va-ye-HI-u ha-me-TIM ba-ma-ge-FA ar-ba-A ve-es-RIM E-lef
Exegesis
The narrative continues with the vav-consecutive vayyihyu {וַיִּהְיוּ | wa-yî-hyû} “and they were,” introducing the subject marked by the definite participle hametim {הַמֵּתִים | hă-mē-tîm}.
In context — Numbers 25:9
And those who died in the plague were twenty-four thousand .
About this coordinate
Numbers 25:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 25:9, so the Hebrew word וַיְּהִי֙וּ (vayehiu) 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.25.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.25.9.W1.S1) and character.