Proverbs 7:2:3Prov.7.2.W3TAB
וֶחְיֵ֑ה
vekhye
“and live”
- Transliteration
- ve-khye
- Extended
- veh-khYEE
- IPA
- /vɛħˈjeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and live
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-khye
- clause
she-MOR mits-vo-TAI ve-khye
- sentence
she-MOR mits-vo-TAI ve-khye ve-to-ra-TI ke-i-SHON e-NE-kha
Exegesis
The conjunction vav in vechyeh {וֶחְיֵ֑ה | wə-ḥayyē} ‘and live’ links obedience to the promise of life.
Root and etymology
consonantschet–yod–he
“to live”
In context — Proverbs 7:2
Keep my commandments and you will live; guard my teaching like the pupil of your eye.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 7:2, so the Hebrew word וֶחְיֵ֑ה (vekhye) 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.7.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.2.W3.S1) and character.