Ezekiel 18:19:16Ezek.18.19.W16TAB
חָיֹ֥ה
khayo
“living”
- Transliteration
- kha-YO
- Extended
- khaa-YOH
- IPA
- /ħaːˈjoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- living
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Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-YO
- phraseyour reading level
kha-YO yikh-YE
- clause
ve-ha-BEN mish-PAT u-tsda-KA a-SA ET kol-khu-KO-tai sha-MAR va-ya-a-SE o-TAM kha-YO yikh-YE
- sentence
va-a-mar-TEM mad-DU-a lo-NA-sa ha-BEN ba-a-VON ha-AV ve-ha-BEN mish-PAT u-tsda-KA a-SA ET kol-khu-KO-tai sha-MAR va-ya-a-SE o-TAM kha-YO yikh-YE
Exegesis
The pairing of the infinitive absolute ḥā-yō {חָיֹה | ḥā-yō} with the imperfect yiḥ-yēh {יִחְיֶה | yiḥ-yēh} intensifies the future certainty 'he shall surely live'. The chiastic contrast between assumed collective guilt and covenantal individual responsibility underpins the theological force of the verse.
Root and etymology
Rootḥ–y–h
“to live, have life”
In context — Ezekiel 18:19
Yet you say, "Why does the son not bear the iniquity of the father?" When the son has done justice and righteousness, and has observed all My statutes and has done them, he shall surely live.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:19:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Ezekiel 18:19, so the Hebrew word חָיֹ֥ה (khayo) 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.18.19.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.19.W16.S1) and character.