Isaiah 15:6:4Isa.15.6.W4TAB
יִֽהְי֑וּ
yihyu
“they will be”
- Transliteration
- yih-YU
- Extended
- yih-YOO
- IPA
- /jihˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they will be
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
yih-YU
- phraseyour reading level
me-sham-MOT yih-YU
- clause
KI-MEI nim-re-RIM me-sham-MOT yih-YU
- sentence
KI-MEI nim-re-RIM me-sham-MOT yih-YU KI-ya-VESH kha-TSIR ka-LA DE-she YE-rek LO ha-YA
Exegesis
The adjective meshammot {מְשַׁמּוֹת | məšammōṯ} ‘desolate’ with the imperfect yihyu {יִהְיוּ | yihyû} ‘they shall be’ forms a destined-desolation clause.
In context — Isaiah 15:6
The waters of Nimrim will lie desolate ; for the grass has dried up , the tender grass has perished, and no green sprout survives.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 15:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 15:6, so the Hebrew word יִֽהְי֑וּ (yihyu) 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 Isa.15.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.6.W4.S1) and character.