1 Chronicles 21:3:201 Chr.21.3.W20TAB

יִהְיֶ֥ה

yihye

“will it be”

Transliteration: yih-ye
Extended: yih-HEH-yeh
IPA: /jihˈjeː/

Meaning by language

English: will it be

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

יִהְ + יֶ֥ה

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yih + ye

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yihye

Alphabet Analysis

	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
	Seghol	short 'eh' as in met
	He	h as in house; silent at word end

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The word

Word in context

word
yih-ye
phraseyour reading level
yih-ye le-ash-MA
clause
la-MA ye-vak-KESH ZOT a-do-NI la-MA yih-ye le-ash-MA le-yis-ra-EL
sentence
va-yo-MER yo-AV yo-SEF ye-ho-VAH al-AM-mo ka-HEM me-A fe-a-MIM ha-LO a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh ku-LAM la-do-NI la-va-DIM la-MA ye-vak-KESH ZOT a-do-NI la-MA yih-ye le-ash-MA le-yis-ra-EL

Exegesis

The interrogatives hă-lōʾ {הֲלֹא | hă-lōʾ} and lā-māh {לָמָּה | lā-māh} structure a rhetorical objection, first noting servant status in ʼă-ḏō-nî ham-mé-lekh kul-lām la-ʼă-ḏō-nî la-ʿă-ḇā-ḏîm {אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ כֻּלָּם לַאֲדֹנִי לַעֲבָדִים} and then warning in yiḥ-yēh lə-ʼaš-māh {יִהְיֶה לְאַשְׁמָה} “should it be for guilt.” The progression from blessing to caution mirrors the Hebrew clause order, preserving rhetorical drive and thematic contrast.

In context — 1 Chronicles 21:3

And Joab said, “May the LORD add to His people a hundredfold. My lord the king, are they not all servants to my lord? Why does my lord seek this? Why should it become guilt for Israel?”

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 21:3:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of 1 Chronicles 21:3, so the Hebrew word יִהְיֶ֥ה (yihye) 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.21.3.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.3.W20.S1) and character.

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