Ezekiel 18:13:7Ezek.18.13.W7TAB
יִֽחְיֶ֗ה
yikhye
“he shall live”
- Transliteration
- yikh-YE
- Extended
- yihkh-YEH
- IPA
- /jiħˈjɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he shall live
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yikh-YE
- phraseyour reading level
LO yikh-YE
- clause
LO yikh-YE ET kal-ha-to-e-VOT ha-E-le a-SA MOT yu-MAT da-MAV BO yih-YE
- sentence
ba-NE-shekh na-TAN ve-tar-BIT la-KHAKH va-KHAI LO yikh-YE ET kal-ha-to-e-VOT ha-E-le a-SA MOT yu-MAT da-MAV BO yih-YE
Exegesis
The negated imperfect lo yikhyeh {לֹא יִחְיֶה | lōʾ yiḥyēh} ‘he shall not live’ delivers a declarative verdict.
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-yChet–Yod–Yod
“to live”
In context — Ezekiel 18:13
He gives with interest and takes increase; shall he then live? He shall not live. For he has done all these abominations , he shall die, and his blood shall be upon him.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Ezekiel 18:13, so the Hebrew word יִֽחְיֶ֗ה (yikhye) 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.18.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.13.W7.S1) and character.