Deuteronomy 21:18:1Deut.21.18.W1TAB

כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֣ה

kiyihye

“If there is”

Transliteration: ki-yih-YE
Extended: kih-yeh-YEH
IPA: /kiː.jihˈjeː/

Meaning by language

English: If there is

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

כִּֽ + ייִהְ + יֶ֣ה

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ki + yih + ye

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kiyihye

Alphabet Analysis

	Kaf	k with dagesh; kh without
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	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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Word in context

word
ki-yih-YE
phraseyour reading level
ki-yih-YE le-ISH
clause
ki-yih-YE le-ISH BEN so-REHR u-mo-REH ei-NEN-u sho-MEA be-KOL a-VIV uv-KOL im-MO
sentence
ki-yih-YE le-ISH BEN so-REHR u-mo-REH ei-NEN-u sho-MEA be-KOL a-VIV uv-KOL im-MO ve-yis-ru o-TO ve-LO yish-MA e-LEI-hem

Exegesis

The verse begins with the conditional marker ki {כִּי | kî} ‘if/when’, introducing a case-law protasis.

The phrase yihyeh le’ish ben {יִהְיֶה לְאִישׁ בֵּן | yiḥyêh lᵊʾîš bên} employs a verbal construct to express possession.

In context — Deuteronomy 21:18

If a man has a son who is stubborn and rebellious, who does not listen to the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and when they discipline him, he still does not listen to them.

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 21:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 21:18, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֣ה (kiyihye) 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.21.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.18.W1.S1) and character.

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