Exodus 19:6:2Exod.19.6.W2TAB
תִּהְיוּ־לִ֛י
tihyuli
“shall be to me”
- Transliteration
- tih-yu-LI
- Extended
- tih-yoo-LEE
- IPA
- /tih.juːˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall be to me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| 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
tih-yu-LI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-TEM tih-yu-LI
- clause
ve-a-TEM tih-yu-LI mam-LE-khet ko-ha-NIM ve-GOY ka-DOSH
- sentence
ve-a-TEM tih-yu-LI mam-LE-khet ko-ha-NIM ve-GOY ka-DOSH EH-leh had-de-va-RIM a-SHER teh-dab-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The composite verb tihyuli {תִּהְיוּ־לִי | tih-yû-lî} ‘you will be for me’ combines Qal imperfect second person masculine plural with a first person singular suffix, indicating an enduring relational identity.
In context — Exodus 19:6
You will be for Me a kingdom of priests and a nation that is holy. These are the words you shall speak to the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 19:6, so the Hebrew word תִּהְיוּ־לִ֛י (tihyuli) 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.19.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.6.W2.S1) and character.