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

Result
תִּהְ + יוּ + לִ֛י
tih + yu + li
tihyuli

Alphabet Analysis

Tavt as in top
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    tih-yu-LI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-a-TEM tih-yu-LI

  3. clause

    ve-a-TEM tih-yu-LI mam-LE-khet ko-ha-NIM ve-GOY ka-DOSH

  4. 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 contextExodus 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.