Deuteronomy 20:11:9Deut.20.11.W9TAB
יִהְי֥וּ
yihyu
“shall be”
- Transliteration
- yih-YU
- Extended
- yih-YOO
- IPA
- /jihˈjuː/
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
yih-YU
- phraseyour reading level
yih-YU le-KHA
- clause
ve-ha-YA kol-ha-AM ha-nim-TSAH-BAH yih-YU le-KHA la-MAS va-a-va-DU-kha
- sentence
ve-ha-YA im-sha-LOM ta-an-KHA u-fat-KHA LAKH ve-ha-YA kol-ha-AM ha-nim-TSAH-BAH yih-YU le-KHA la-MAS va-a-va-DU-kha
In context — Deuteronomy 20:11
If it answers you with peace and opens to you, then all the people found in it shall become your forced labor and shall serve you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:11:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 20:11, so the Hebrew word יִהְי֥וּ (yihyu) 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.20.11.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.11.W9.S1) and character.