Proverbs 18:21:2Prov.18.21.W2TAB
וְ֭חַיִּים
vekhayim
“and life”
- Transliteration
- ve-kha-YIM
- Extended
- veh-kha-YEEM
- IPA
- /vəħaˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and life
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-kha-YIM
- clause
MA-vet ve-kha-YIM be-YAD-la-SHON
- sentence
MA-vet ve-kha-YIM be-YAD-la-SHON ve-o-ha-VE-ha yo-KHAL pir-YA
Exegesis
The verse employs synonymous parallelism between mavet {מָ֣וֶת | mă-wet} ‘death’ and vechayyim {וְ֭חַיִּים | wə-ḥay-yim} ‘life’, highlighting antithetical outcomes.
Root and etymology
ח–י–הchet–yod–heh
“to live”
In context — Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the hand of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 18:21, so the Hebrew word וְ֭חַיִּים (vekhayim) 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 Prov.18.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.21.W2.S1) and character.