Deuteronomy 17:19:6Deut.17.19.W6TAB
חַיָּ֑יו
khaiyav
“his life”
- Transliteration
- khai-YAV
- Extended
- khai-YAAV
- IPA
- /xajˈjaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- his life
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
khai-YAV
- phraseyour reading level
kol-ye-MEI khai-YAV
- clause
ve-ha-ye-TAH im-MO ve-ka-RA BO kol-ye-MEI khai-YAV
- sentence
ve-ha-ye-TAH im-MO ve-ka-RA BO kol-ye-MEI khai-YAV le-MA-an yil-MAD le-yir-AH et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAV lish-MOR et-kol-div-REI ha-to-RAH ha-ZOT ve-et-ha-khu-KIM ha-ey-LEH la-a-so-TAM
Exegesis
The temporal expression kol yemei chayyav {כָּל־יְמֵ֣י חַיָּ֑יו | kāl-ye-mê-ḥay-yāw} “all the days of his life” underscores lifelong commitment.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:19
And it shall remain with him, and he shall read from it all the days of his life, so that he may learn to fear the LORD his God , to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, and to do them.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 17:19, so the Hebrew word חַיָּ֑יו (khaiyav) 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 Deut.17.19.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.19.W6.S1) and character.