Deuteronomy 17:7:3Deut.17.7.W3TAB
תִּֽהְיֶה־בּ֤וֹ
tiheyebo
“shall be against him”
- Transliteration
- ti-he-ye-BO
- Extended
- tih-yeh-BOH
- IPA
- /tihˈje.boː/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall be against him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ti-he-ye-BO
- phraseyour reading level
ti-he-ye-BO ba-ri-sho-NAH
- clause
YAD ha-e-DIM ti-he-ye-BO ba-ri-sho-NAH la-ha-mi-TO ve-YAD kol-ha-AM ba-a-ha-ro-NAH
- sentence
YAD ha-e-DIM ti-he-ye-BO ba-ri-sho-NAH la-ha-mi-TO ve-YAD kol-ha-AM ba-a-ha-ro-NAH u-vi-AR-ta ha-RA mi-kir-be-KHA
Exegesis
The verb phrase tīhyeh-bô bārīšônāh {תִּֽהְיֶה־בּוֹ בָרִאשֹׁנָה | tīhyeh-bô bārīšônāh} “shall be first” uses a Qal imperfect with pronominal suffix and directional he to mandate priority.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:7
The hand of the witnesses shall be the first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people; so you shall purge the evil from your midst .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 17:7, so the Hebrew word תִּֽהְיֶה־בּ֤וֹ (tiheyebo) 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.17.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.7.W3.S1) and character.