Exodus 18:16:1Exod.18.16.W1TAB
כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֨ה
kiyehyeh
“when there is”
- Transliteration
- ki-ye-HYEH
- Extended
- kee-yeh-HYEH
- IPA
- /ki.jiˈjɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- when there is
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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-ye-HYEH
- phraseyour reading level
ki-ye-HYEH lah-HEM da-VAR
- clause
ki-ye-HYEH lah-HEM da-VAR BA eh-LAI veh-shah-FAHT-TEE BEIN ISH oo-BEIN reh-E-hu
- sentence
ki-ye-HYEH lah-HEM da-VAR BA eh-LAI veh-shah-FAHT-TEE BEIN ISH oo-BEIN reh-E-hu veh-hoh-da-TEE et-khoo-KEI ha-e-lo-HIM veh-et-toh-ro-TAAV
Exegesis
The verse opens with ki {כִּי | kî} introducing a habitual condition, followed by the Qal imperfect yihyeh {יִהְיֶה | yih-yeh} conveying iterative occurrence.
In context — Exodus 18:16
Whenever they have a matter come to them, it comes to me and I judge between a man and his fellow, and I make known the statutes of God and His laws .
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 18:16, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֨ה (kiyehyeh) 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 Exod.18.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.16.W1.S1) and character.