Exodus 19:15:3Exod.19.15.W3TAB
הֱי֥וּ
heyu
“be”
- Transliteration
- he-YU
- Extended
- heh-YOO
- IPA
- /hɛ̆.ˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- be
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Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
he-YU
- phraseyour reading level
he-YU ne-kho-NIM
- clause
va-YO-mer el-ha-AM he-YU ne-kho-NIM lish-LO-shet ya-MIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer el-ha-AM he-YU ne-kho-NIM lish-LO-shet ya-MIM al-tig-SHU el-ish-SHA
Exegesis
Within the quotation, the Qal imperative heyū {הֱיוּ | he-yû} ‘be’ combined with the Niphal participle nekhōnīm {נְכֹנִים | nə-ḵō-nîm} ‘prepared’ functions as a consecratory command.
In context — Exodus 19:15
Moses said to the people, “Be prepared for three days; refrain from drawing near to a woman.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 19:15, so the Hebrew word הֱי֥וּ (heyu) 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.19.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.15.W3.S1) and character.