Ezekiel 17:6:12Ezek.17.6.W12TAB
יִֽהְי֑וּ
yihyu
“they were”
- Transliteration
- yih-YU
- Extended
- yih-YOO
- IPA
- /jihˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yih-YU
- phraseyour reading level
takh-TAV yih-YU
- clause
va-yits-MAKH va-ye-HI le-GE-fen so-ra-KHAT shif-LAT ko-MA lif-NOT da-li-yo-TAV e-LAV ve-sha-ra-SHAV takh-TAV yih-YU
- sentence
va-yits-MAKH va-ye-HI le-GE-fen so-ra-KHAT shif-LAT ko-MA lif-NOT da-li-yo-TAV e-LAV ve-sha-ra-SHAV takh-TAV yih-YU vat-te-HI le-GE-fen vat-ta-AS ba-DIM vat-te-shal-LAKH po-ROT
In context — Ezekiel 17:6
And it sprouted and became a spreading vine of low stature , so that its branches turned toward him, and its roots were under it; and it became a vine and produced branches and sent out tendrils.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Ezekiel 17:6, so the Hebrew word יִֽהְי֑וּ (yihyu) 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 Ezek.17.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.6.W12.S1) and character.