Deuteronomy 18:15:5Deut.18.15.W5TAB
יָקִ֥ים
yakim
“will raise up”
- Transliteration
- ya-KIM
- Extended
- yaa-KEEM
- IPA
- /jaːˈqiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- will raise up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ya-KIM
- phraseyour reading level
ya-KIM le-KHA
- clause
na-VI mi-kir-be-KHA me-a-KHE-kha ka-MO-ni ya-KIM le-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
na-VI mi-kir-be-KHA me-a-KHE-kha ka-MO-ni ya-KIM le-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha e-LAV tish-ma-UN
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperfect yakim {יָקִים | yāqîm} ‘he will raise up’ introduces divine causation, performed by the compound divine agent YHWH Elohekha {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | Yə-hō-wāh ʼĕlōhêḵā}.
Root and etymology
Rootqof–waw–mem
“to arise, establish”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:15
The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet—one from among you, from your brothers—like me; to him you must listen .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 18:15, so the Hebrew word יָקִ֥ים (yakim) 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.18.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.15.W5.S1) and character.