Exodus 23:1:8Exod.23.1.W8TAB

לִהְיֹ֖ת

liheyot

to be

Transliteration
li-he-YOT
Extended
lih-heh-YOHT
IPA
/li.həˈjoːθ/

Meaning by language

English
to be

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לִ + הְ + יֹ֖ת
li + he + yot
liheyot

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    li-he-YOT

  2. clause

    al-ta-SHET YAD-kha im-ra-SHA li-he-YOT ED kha-MAS

  3. sentence

    LO ti-SA SHE-ma SHAV al-ta-SHET YAD-kha im-ra-SHA li-he-YOT ED kha-MAS

In contextExodus 23:1

You must not carry a false report ; do not put your hand with a wicked person to be a violent witness.

About this coordinate

Exodus 23:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 23:1, so the Hebrew word לִהְיֹ֖ת (liheyot) 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.23.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.1.W8.S1) and character.