Deuteronomy 18:17:4Deut.18.17.W4TAB
הֵיטִ֖יבוּ
heitivoo
“they did well”
- Transliteration
- hei-ti-VOO
- Extended
- heh-ee-TEE-voo
- IPA
- /heːtiˈvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they did well
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hei-ti-VOO
- clause
hei-ti-VOO a-SHER di-be-ROO
- sentence
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI hei-ti-VOO a-SHER di-be-ROO
Exegesis
The Hiphil perfect heitivu {הֵיטִ֖יבוּ | hê-tî-vû} ‘they have done well’ conveys divine approval, and the relative particle asher {אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʼă-šer} ‘that’ introduces the Piel perfect clause with diberu {דִּבֵּֽרוּ | dî-bē-rû} ‘they have spoken’, focusing on the people’s deliberate communication. This structure unites divine endorsement and the content of their words into a single concise declaration.
Root and etymology
RootYod–Tet–Bet
“to do good, make good”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:17
And the LORD said to me, “They have done well regarding what they have spoken.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 18:17, so the Hebrew word הֵיטִ֖יבוּ (heitivoo) 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.18.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.17.W4.S1) and character.