Exodus 1:17:11Exod.1.17.W11PAT

וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָ

vatekhaiyena

and let live

Transliteration
va-te-khai-YE-na
Extended
vah-teh-khai-YEH-nah
IPA
/vat.tə.ħaj.ˈjɛ.naː/

Meaning by language

English
and let live
French
et laissèrent vivre
Spanish
y dejaron vivir
Portuguese
e deixaram viver
German
und ließen leben
Russian
и оставили в живых
Arabic-Simplified
وَأَحْيَيْنَ
Hindi
और जीवित रखा
Chinese-Simplified
并使存活
Korean
그리고 살려 두었다
Indonesian
dan membiarkan hidup
Bengali
আর বাঁচিয়ে রাখল
Tagalog
at pinabuhay
Swahili
na wakawaacha hai
Amharic
እና አኖሩ
Yoruba
si jẹ́ kí wọ́n yè
Igbo
mee ka ha dị ndụ
Twi
na wɔmaa wɔtenaa ase
Ewe
eye de agbe na

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Result
וַ + תְּ + חַ + יֶּ֖י + ןָ
va + te + khai + ye + na
vatekhaiyena

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tavt as in top
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end
Qametslong 'ah'

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-te-khai-YE-na

  2. clause

    va-te-khai-YE-na et-ha-ye-la-DIM

  3. sentence

    va-ti-RE-na ha-me-yal-le-DOT et-ha-e-lo-HIM ve-LO a-SU ka-a-SHER di-BER a-lei-HEN ME-lekh mits-RA-yim va-te-khai-YE-na et-ha-ye-la-DIM

In contextExodus 1:17

and feared the midwives God and not did as spoke to them king of Egypt and let live the children

About this coordinate

Exodus 1:17:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 1:17, so the Hebrew word וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָ (vatekhaiyena) 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 Exod.1.17.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.1.17.W11.S1) and character.