2 Samuel 14:17:32 Sam.14.17.W3TAB
יִֽהְיֶה־נָּ֛א
yihhena
“may it be, please”
- Transliteration
- yih-HE-NA
- Extended
- yih-HEH-NAA
- IPA
- /jihˈjɛː.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- may it be, please
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yih-HE-NA
- clause
va-TO-mer shiv-kha-TE-kha yih-HE-NA de-VAR-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh lim-nu-KHA
- sentence
va-TO-mer shiv-kha-TE-kha yih-HE-NA de-VAR-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh lim-nu-KHA KI ke-mal-AKH ha-e-lo-HIM KEN a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh lish-MO-a ha-TOV ve-ha-RA va-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ye-HI im-MAKH
Exegesis
The polite petition yihyeh-na {יִֽהְיֶה־נָּא | yi-hyē nəʾ} uses the Qal imperfect plus entreaty particle to express respectful request.
In context — 2 Samuel 14:17
And your maidservant said, “May the word of my lord the king provide rest, for like an angel of God , so is my lord the king in discerning the good and the evil . May the LORD your God be with you.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 14:17, so the Hebrew word יִֽהְיֶה־נָּ֛א (yihhena) 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 Sam.14.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.17.W3.S1) and character.