Genesis 17:7:11Gen.17.7.W11TAB
לִהְי֤וֹת
lihyot
“be”
- Transliteration
- lih-YOT
- Extended
- lih-YOHT
- IPA
- /lih.ˈjoːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- be
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
lih-YOT
- phraseyour reading level
lih-YOT le-KHA
- clause
lih-YOT le-KHA le-lo-HIM u-le-za-re-a-KHA a-kha-RE-kha
- sentence
va-ha-ki-mo-TI et-be-ri-TI bei-NI u-vei-NE-kha u-VEIN za-re-a-KHA a-kha-RE-kha le-do-ro-TAM liv-RIT o-LAM lih-YOT le-KHA le-lo-HIM u-le-za-re-a-KHA a-kha-RE-kha
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lihyot {לִהְיוֹת | lih-yō-ṯ} introduces purpose, leading into the double lamed frame lekha le’Elohim ulzarʿakha achareikha {לְךָ לֵאלֹהִים וּלְזַרְעֲךָ אַחֲרֶיךָ | lə-kā lê-ʾĕ-lō-hîm ū-lə-zar-ʿă-kā ʾa-ḥa-rê-kā}, which articulates God’s ongoing relational role to both Abraham and his descendants. In English, the original verb-first construction is rendered subject-verb to enhance clarity, and the layered prepositional elements are punctuated to preserve the verse’s intergenerational and covenantal emphasis.
In context — Genesis 17:7
I will confirm My covenant between Me and you and between your seed after you in every generation, as an everlasting covenant, so that I will be God to you and to your seed after you.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:7:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 17:7, so the Hebrew word לִהְי֤וֹת (lihyot) 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 Gen.17.7.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.7.W11.S1) and character.