1 Samuel 14:21:121 Sam.14.21.W12TAB
לִֽהְיוֹת֙
liheyot
“to be”
- Transliteration
- li-he-YOT
- Extended
- lih-heh-YOHT
- IPA
- /lihˈjoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
li-he-YOT
- clause
ve-gam-HE-ma li-he-YOT im-yis-ra-EL a-SHER im-sha-UL ve-yo-na-TAN
- sentence
ve-ha-iv-RIM ha-YU lap-pe-lish-TIM ke-et-MOL shil-SHOM a-SHER a-LU im-MAM bam-ma-kha-NE sa-VIV ve-gam-HE-ma li-he-YOT im-yis-ra-EL a-SHER im-sha-UL ve-yo-na-TAN
Exegesis
The conjunction wə-gam {וְגַם | wə-gam} ‘and also’ marks a shift in allegiance encoded by the infinitive li-hyōt {לִהְיוֹת | li-hyōt} ‘to be’, indicating their turning to Israel.
In context — 1 Samuel 14:21
And the Hebrews who had been with the Philistines like the previous days , who had gone up with them around the camp, likewise turned to be with Israel—those with Saul and Jonathan .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:21:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 14:21, so the Hebrew word לִֽהְיוֹת֙ (liheyot) 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 Sam.14.21.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.21.W12.S1) and character.