Ezekiel 18:3:5Ezek.18.3.W5TAB

אִם־יִֽהְיֶ֨ה

imyihye

“if it shall be”

Transliteration: IM-yih-ye
Extended: IHM-yih-yeh
IPA: /ʔim.jihˈjɛ/

Meaning by language

English: if it shall be

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

אִם + יִֽהְ + יֶ֨ה

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im + yih + ye

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imyihye

Alphabet Analysis

	Aleph	silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Mem Sofit	final form of Mem — at word end
	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
	Seghol	short 'eh' as in met
	He	h as in house; silent at word end

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

word
IM-yih-ye
phraseyour reading level
IM-yih-ye la-KHEM
clause
IM-yih-ye la-KHEM OD me-SHOL ham-ma-SHAL haz-ZEH be-yis-ra-EL
sentence
KHAI-A-ni ne-UM a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI IM-yih-ye la-KHEM OD me-SHOL ham-ma-SHAL haz-ZEH be-yis-ra-EL

Exegesis

The conditional im-yihyeh {אִם־יִֽהְיֶ֨ה | ʾim-yih-yeh} introduces an open condition, while meshol ha-mashal hazeh {מְשֹׁ֛ל הַמָּשָׁ֥ל הַזֶּ֖ה | mə-šōl ham-mā-šāl haz-zeh} employs repetition for emphasis.

In context — Ezekiel 18:3

“As I live, declares the Lord GOD , if this proverb will still be used by you in Israel.”

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 18:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 18:3, so the Hebrew word אִם־יִֽהְיֶ֨ה (imyihye) 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.18.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.3.W5.S1) and character.

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