Exodus 19:5:8Exod.19.5.W8TAB
לִ֤י
li
“for me”
- Transliteration
- LI
- Extended
- LEE
- IPA
- /ˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for me
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
LI
- phraseyour reading level
vi-heh-YI-tem LI seh-goo-LA
- clause
vi-heh-YI-tem LI seh-goo-LA mik-kol-ha-a-MIM ki-LI kol-ha-A-rets
- sentence
ve-at-TA im-sha-MO-a tish-meh-U beh-ko-LI oo-sheh-mar-TEM et-beh-ree-TI vi-heh-YI-tem LI seh-goo-LA mik-kol-ha-a-MIM ki-LI kol-ha-A-rets
Exegesis
In the apodosis, vihyitem {וִהְיִיתֶם | wı-hyî-ṯem} conveys a future-result nuance, and li segulah {לִי סְגֻלָּה | lî sə-gul-lāh} ‘to Me a treasured possession’ foregrounds chosen status.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–lamed–shin
“third”
In context — Exodus 19:5
Therefore, if you truly heed My voice and uphold My covenant, you will become a treasured possession for Me from among all nations, for the whole earth belongs to Me.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 19:5, so the Hebrew word לִ֤י (li) 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.19.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.5.W8.S1) and character.