2 Chronicles 33:4:92 Chr.33.4.W9TAB
יִֽהְיֶה־שְּׁמִ֖י
yihyeshemi
“my name shall be”
- Transliteration
- yih-ye-SHE-MI
- Extended
- yih-yeh-SHEH-MIH
- IPA
- /jihˈjɛː.ʃːəˈmiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my name shall be
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yih-ye-SHE-MI
- phraseyour reading level
bi-ru-sha-LIM yih-ye-SHE-MI
- clause
a-SHER a-MAR ye-ho-VAH bi-ru-sha-LIM yih-ye-SHE-MI le-o-LAM
- sentence
u-va-NA miz-be-KHOT be-VET ye-ho-VAH a-SHER a-MAR ye-ho-VAH bi-ru-sha-LIM yih-ye-SHE-MI le-o-LAM
Exegesis
Finally, yiḥyê-šəmî lə-ʿô·lām {יִֽהְיֶה־שְּׁמִ֖י לְעוֹלָֽם | yi·hyê·šə·mî lə·ʿô·lām} ‘my name will be forever’ employs the Qal imperfect with pronominal suffix to express enduring covenant presence. English rendering preserves Hebrew sequence and highlights the juxtaposition of illicit activity with God’s lasting claim.
Root and etymology
š-m-ʾ
“name, reputation”
In context — 2 Chronicles 33:4
And he built altars in the house of the LORD , about which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem my name will be forever.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 33:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Chronicles 33:4, so the Hebrew word יִֽהְיֶה־שְּׁמִ֖י (yihyeshemi) 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.33.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.33.4.W9.S1) and character.