1 Chronicles 16:19:11 Chr.16.19.W1TAB

בִּֽהְיֽוֹתְכֶם֙

bihheyotkhem

when you were

Transliteration
bih-he-YOT-khem
Extended
bih-heh-YOHT-khehm
IPA
/bih.həˈjoːt.xɛm/

Meaning by language

English
when you were

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בִּֽ + הְ + יֽוֹתְ + כֶם֙
bih + he + yot + khem
bihheyotkhem

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    bih-he-YOT-khem

  2. sentence

    bih-he-YOT-khem meh-TEI mis-PA-r kim-A-t ve-ga-RIM BAH

Exegesis

The verse begins with the infinitive construct bihyotkhem {בִּֽהְיֽוֹתְכֶם | bə-hih-yō-ṯə-ḵem} functioning adverbially as a temporal clause “when you were.”

In context1 Chronicles 16:19

When you were few in number , few indeed, and sojourners in it.

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 16:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 16:19, so the Hebrew word בִּֽהְיֽוֹתְכֶם֙ (bihheyotkhem) 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 1 Chr.16.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.19.W1.S1) and character.