Hosea 14:7:4Hos.14.7.W4TABWLC Hosea 14:8
יְחַיּ֥וּ
yekhayu
“they shall revive”
- Transliteration
- ye-kha-YU
- Extended
- yeh-khah-YYOO
- IPA
- /jəħajˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they shall revive
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ye-kha-YU
- phraseyour reading level
ye-kha-YU da-GAN
- sentence
ya-SHU-vu yo-she-VE be-tsi-LO ye-kha-YU da-GAN ve-yif-re-kha-VU ka-GE-fen zi-khe-RO ke-YEN le-va-NON
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect yechayyu {יְחַיּ֖וּ | yəḥayyû} and the Qal imperfect veyiprechu {וְיִפְרְח֣וּ | wə-yip̄rəḥû} form synonymous-progressive parallelism indicating renewed vitality and visible growth.
In context — Hosea 14:7
They will return; those who dwell in his shadow will revive like grain , and they will blossom like the vine; its remembrance will be like the wine of Lebanon.
About this coordinate
Hosea 14:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Hosea 14:7, so the Hebrew word יְחַיּ֥וּ (yekhayu) 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 Hos.14.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.14.7.W4.S1) and character.