2 Samuel 18:32:92 Sam.18.32.W9TAB
יְהִ֤יוּ
yehiu
“may they be”
- Transliteration
- ye-hi-U
- Extended
- yeh-hee-OO
- IPA
- /jəhiˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- may they be
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ye-hi-U
- phraseyour reading level
ye-hi-U kha-NA-ar
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-KU-shi ye-hi-U kha-NA-ar o-ye-VEI a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh ve-KHOL a-sher-KA-mu a-LE-kha le-ra-A
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-ha-KU-shi ha-sha-LOM la-NA-ar le-av-sha-LOM va-YO-mer ha-KU-shi ye-hi-U kha-NA-ar o-ye-VEI a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh ve-KHOL a-sher-KA-mu a-LE-kha le-ra-A
Exegesis
The response uses the Qal imperfect jussive yihyu {יִהְיוּ | yi-hyū} ‘may they be’ to express a wish against adversaries.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:32
And the king said to the Cushite, “Is it well with the young man, with Absalom?” And the Cushite said, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up against you for evil be like that young man.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:32:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 18:32, so the Hebrew word יְהִ֤יוּ (yehiu) 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.18.32.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.32.W9.S1) and character.