Genesis 18:11:7Gen.18.11.W7TAB
לִהְי֣וֹת
liheyot
“to be”
- Transliteration
- li-he-YOT
- Extended
- lih-heh-YOHT
- IPA
- /li.həˈjoːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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
li-he-YOT
- phraseyour reading level
li-he-YOT le-sa-RA
- clause
kha-DAL li-he-YOT le-sa-RA O-rakh ka-na-SHIM
- sentence
ve-av-ra-HAM ve-sa-RA ze-ke-NIM ba-IM ba-ya-MIM kha-DAL li-he-YOT le-sa-RA O-rakh ka-na-SHIM
Exegesis
In the second clause, khadal lihyot le-Sarah {חָדַל לִהְי֣וֹת לְשָׂרָ֔ה | ḥā-ḏal lih-yôṯ lə-śā-rāh} uses the perfect verb khadal ‘it had ceased’ with the infinitive lihyot ‘to be’ to express a completed state of cessation for Sarah.
In context — Genesis 18:11
Now Abraham and Sarah were old , far along in days, and the way of women had ceased to be for Sarah.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 18:11, so the Hebrew word לִהְי֣וֹת (liheyot) 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.18.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.11.W7.S1) and character.