Deuteronomy 18:3:2Deut.18.3.W2TAB
יִהְיֶה֩
yihyeh
“shall be”
- Transliteration
- yih-YEH
- Extended
- yih-YEH
- IPA
- /jihˈje/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall be
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yih-YEH
- phraseyour reading level
yih-YEH mish-PAT ha-ko-ha-NIM
- clause
ve-ZEH yih-YEH mish-PAT ha-ko-ha-NIM me-ET ha-AM me-ET zov-KHEI ha-ZE-vakh IM-SHOR IM-SEH
- sentence
ve-ZEH yih-YEH mish-PAT ha-ko-ha-NIM me-ET ha-AM me-ET zov-KHEI ha-ZE-vakh IM-SHOR IM-SEH ve-na-TAN la-ko-HEN haz-RO-a ve-hal-le-kha-YA-yim ve-ha-ke-VAH
Exegesis
The imperfect yihyeh {יִהְיֶה | yih-yéh} establishes a standing legal regulation.
In context — Deuteronomy 18:3
And this shall be the prescribed portion for the priests from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: they shall give to the priest the foreleg, the two cheeks , and the stomach.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 18:3, so the Hebrew word יִהְיֶה֩ (yihyeh) 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.18.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.3.W2.S1) and character.