Numbers 7:5:3Num.7.5.W3TAB

וְהָי֕וּ

vehayu

and they shall be

Transliteration
ve-ha-YU
Extended
veh-ha-YUU
IPA
/vəhaˈjuː/

Meaning by language

English
and they shall be

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Result
וְ + הָ + י֕וּ
ve + ha + yu
vehayu

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ha-YU

  2. clause

    KAKH me-it-TAM ve-ha-YU la-a-VOD et-a-vo-DAT O-hel mo-ED

  3. sentence

    KAKH me-it-TAM ve-ha-YU la-a-VOD et-a-vo-DAT O-hel mo-ED ve-na-tat-TA o-TAM el-hal-vi-YIM ISH ke-FI a-vo-da-TO

Exegesis

The Hebrew imperative kach {קַ֚ח | kaḥ} ‘take’ begins the command, followed by the purpose/result clause veyihyu {וְהָי֕וּ | wə·hāy·yû} ‘and they shall be’ paired with la’avod {לַעֲבֹ֕ד | la·ʿă·ḇōḏ} ‘for-serving,’ forming a clear intention for the items taken.

In contextNumbers 7:5

Take them from the people, and they shall be for the service of the Tent of Meeting. Then you shall give them to the Levites , each man according to his service.

About this coordinate

Numbers 7:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 7:5, so the Hebrew word וְהָי֕וּ (vehayu) 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.7.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.7.5.W3.S1) and character.