Genesis 21:30:8Gen.21.30.W8TAB
תִּֽהְיֶה־לִּ֣י
tiheyeli
“it may be for me”
- Transliteration
- ti-he-ye-LI
- Extended
- tih-heh-yeh-LEE
- IPA
- /tih.jɛ.ˈlːiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- it may be for me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ti-he-ye-LI
- phraseyour reading level
ti-he-ye-LI le-e-DA
- clause
ba-a-VUR ti-he-ye-LI le-e-DA KI kha-FAR-ti et-ha-be-ER ha-ZOT
- sentence
va-YO-mer KI et-SHE-va ke-va-SOT ti-KAKH mi-ya-DI ba-a-VUR ti-he-ye-LI le-e-DA KI kha-FAR-ti et-ha-be-ER ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The preposition baavur {בַּעֲבוּר | ba-ʿă-vûr} (‘so that’) introduces a purpose/result clause with tihyeh-li leʿedah {תִּֽהְיֶה־לִּי לְעֵדָה | tih-yeh-lî lə-ʿê-ḏāh} ‘it shall be for me as a witness.’
In context — Genesis 21:30
And he said, “Because you will take these seven ewe-lambs from my hand, it will serve as a witness that I have dug this well.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:30:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 21:30, so the Hebrew word תִּֽהְיֶה־לִּ֣י (tiheyeli) 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.21.30.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.30.W8.S1) and character.