Genesis 5:12:1Gen.5.12.W1PAT
וַֽיְחִ֥י
vayekhi
“{And} lived”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-KHI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-KHEE
- IPA
- /wa.jə.ˈħiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} lived
- French
- {Et} vécut
- Spanish
- {Y} vivió
- Portuguese
- {E} viveu
- German
- {Und} lebte
- Russian
- {И} жил
- Arabic-Simplified
- وعاش
- Hindi
- जीवित रहा
- Chinese-Simplified
- 活了
- Korean
- 살았다
- Indonesian
- hidup
- Bengali
- বেঁচে ছিল
- Tagalog
- at nabuhay
- Swahili
- aliishi
- Amharic
- ኖረ
- Yoruba
- wà láàyè
- Igbo
- dị ndụ
- Twi
- tenaa ase
- Ewe
- le agbe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
וַֽ + יְ + חִ֥י
↓
va + ye + khi
↓
vayekhi
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-KHI
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-KHI kei-NAN
- clause
va-ye-KHI kei-NAN shiv-IM sha-NA
- sentence
va-ye-KHI kei-NAN shiv-IM sha-NA va-yo-LED et-ma-ha-lal-EL
In context — Genesis 5:12
Kenan {And} lived seventy years and fathered Mahalalel
About this coordinate
Genesis 5:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 5:12, so the Hebrew word וַֽיְחִ֥י (vayekhi) 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.5.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.5.12.W1.S1) and character.