Ezekiel 18:5:2Ezek.18.5.W2TAB
כִּי־יִהְיֶ֣ה
kiyihhe
“when he becomes or if he is”
- Transliteration
- KI-yih-HE
- Extended
- KEE-yih-HEH
- IPA
- /kiː.jihˈjeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when he becomes or if he is
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
KI-yih-HE
- phraseyour reading level
KI-yih-HE tsa-DIK
- clause
ve-ISH KI-yih-HE tsa-DIK
- sentence
ve-ISH KI-yih-HE tsa-DIK ve-a-SA mish-pe-TAT u-tse-da-KA
Exegesis
The conditional protasis kî plus the imperfect verb yihyeh {כִּי־יִהְיֶ֣ה | kî-yih-yêh} yields “if he is.”
In context — Ezekiel 18:5
But if a man is righteous and does what is just and right.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 18:5, so the Hebrew word כִּי־יִהְיֶ֣ה (kiyihhe) 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.18.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.5.W2.S1) and character.