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
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
li-he-YOT
- clause
al-ta-SHET YAD-kha im-ra-SHA li-he-YOT ED kha-MAS
- sentence
LO ti-SA SHE-ma SHAV al-ta-SHET YAD-kha im-ra-SHA li-he-YOT ED kha-MAS
In context — Exodus 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.