Genesis 5:15:1Gen.5.15.W1PAT
וֽ͏ַיְחִ֣י
vayekhi
“{And} lived”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-KHI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-KHEE
- IPA
- /waj.jəˈħiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} lived
- French
- {Et} vécut
- Spanish
- {Y} vivió
- Portuguese
- {E} viveu
- German
- {Und} lebte
- Russian
- {И} жил
- Arabic-Simplified
- وَعَاشَ
- Hindi
- {और} जीया
- Chinese-Simplified
- {又}活了
- Korean
- {그리고} 살았다
- Indonesian
- {Dan} hidup
- Bengali
- {এবং} বেঁচে ছিল
- Tagalog
- at nabuhay
- Swahili
- {Na} aliishi
- Amharic
- {እና} ኖረ
- Yoruba
- {Ati} wà láàyè
- Igbo
- {Na} dị ndụ
- Twi
- {Na} tenaa ase
- Ewe
- {Kple} nɔ agbe
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 | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-KHI
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-KHI ma-ha-lal-EL
- clause
va-ye-KHI ma-ha-lal-EL kha-MESH sha-NIM ve-shish-SHIM sha-NA
- sentence
va-ye-KHI ma-ha-lal-EL kha-MESH sha-NIM ve-shish-SHIM sha-NA va-YO-led et-YA-red
In context — Genesis 5:15
Mahalalel {And} lived five years and sixty years {And} fathered Jared
About this coordinate
Genesis 5:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 5:15, so the Hebrew word וֽ͏ַיְחִ֣י (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.5.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.5.15.W1.S1) and character.