Genesis 29:20:6Gen.29.20.W6PAT
וַיִּהְי֤וּ
vayihyu
“were”
- Transliteration
- va-yih-YU
- Extended
- vah-yih-YOO
- IPA
- /waj.jihˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- were
- French
- furent
- Spanish
- fueron
- Portuguese
- foram
- German
- waren
- Russian
- были
- Arabic-Simplified
- كَانَتْ
- Hindi
- थे
- Chinese-Simplified
- 成了
- Korean
- 되었다
- Indonesian
- menjadi
- Bengali
- ছিল
- Tagalog
- naging
- Swahili
- ilikuwa
- Amharic
- ነበሩ
- Yoruba
- jẹ́
- Igbo
- bụ
- Twi
- yɛɛ
- Ewe
- nɔ
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| 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-yih-YU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yih-YU ve-e-NAV
- clause
va-yih-YU ve-e-NAV ke-ya-MIM a-kha-DIM be-a-ha-va-TO o-TAH
- sentence
va-ya-a-VOD ya-a-KOV be-ra-KHEL SHE-va sha-NIM va-yih-YU ve-e-NAV ke-ya-MIM a-kha-DIM be-a-ha-va-TO o-TAH
In context — Genesis 29:20
served Jacob for Rachel seven years were in his eyes like days few because of his love for her
About this coordinate
Genesis 29:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 29:20, so the Hebrew word וַיִּהְי֤וּ (vayihyu) 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 Gen.29.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.29.20.W6.S1) and character.