2 Chronicles 23:11:132 Chr.23.11.W13TAB
יְחִ֥י
yekhi
“may live”
- Transliteration
- ye-KHI
- Extended
- yeh-KHEE
- IPA
- /jəˈħiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- may live
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
ye-KHI
- phraseyour reading level
ye-KHI ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yim-sha-KHU-hu ye-ho-ya-DA u-va-NAV va-yo-me-RU ye-KHI ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yo-TSI-u et-BEN-ha-ME-lekh va-yit-NU a-LAV et-ha-NE-zer ve-et-ha-E-dut va-yam-li-KHU o-TO va-yim-sha-KHU-hu ye-ho-ya-DA u-va-NAV va-yo-me-RU ye-KHI ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
Finally, the jussive yechi {יְחִי | yə-ḥî} serves as a coronation acclamation. The English reconstructions preserve the ritual order without expansion or interpretive addition.
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:11
Then they brought out the king’s son , placed the crown on him along with the testimony , and proclaimed him king. Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and they said, “Let the king live!”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:11:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Chronicles 23:11, so the Hebrew word יְחִ֥י (yekhi) 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 2 Chr.23.11.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.11.W13.S1) and character.