2 Samuel 16:19:132 Sam.16.19.W13TAB
אֶהְיֶ֥ה
eheye
“I will be”
- Transliteration
- e-he-YE
- Extended
- eh-heh-YEH
- IPA
- /ʔɛhˈjɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will be
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
e-he-YE
- phraseyour reading level
e-he-YE le-fa-NE-kha
- clause
ka-a-SHER a-VAD-te-I lif-NE a-VI-kha KEN e-he-YE le-fa-NE-kha
- sentence
ve-ha-she-NIT le-MI a-NI e-e-VOD ha-LO lif-NE ve-NO ka-a-SHER a-VAD-te-I lif-NE a-VI-kha KEN e-he-YE le-fa-NE-kha
Exegesis
The comparative ka-ʾa-šer {כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר | ka-ʾa-šer} ‘just as’ parallels the perfect ʿā-ḇaḏ-tî {עָבַ֙דְתִּי֙ | ʿā-ḇaḏ-tî} ‘I served’ with the imperfect ʾe-hi-yeh {אֶהְיֶ֥ה | ʾe-hi-yeh} ‘I will be,’ framing loyalty “before your father” and “before you.” This antithetical parallel structure underscores continuity of service and allegiance.
Root and etymology
ה–י–ה
“to be, become”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:19
And secondly, whom should I serve? Should it not be his son ? Just as I served before your father, so I will be before you.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:19:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 16:19, so the Hebrew word אֶהְיֶ֥ה (eheye) 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.16.19.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.19.W13.S1) and character.