Isaiah 17:3:10Isa.17.3.W10TAB
יִֽהְי֔וּ
yihheyu
“they will be”
- Transliteration
- yih-HE-yu
- Extended
- yih-HEH-yoo
- IPA
- /jihˈjeːwuː/
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 | 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 |
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Word in context
- word
yih-HE-yu
- clause
ki-khe-VOD be-NEI-yis-ra-EL yih-HE-yu ne-UM Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- sentence
ve-nish-BAT miv-TSAR me-ef-RA-yim u-mam-la-KHA mid-dam-ME-sek u-she-AR a-RAM ki-khe-VOD be-NEI-yis-ra-EL yih-HE-yu ne-UM Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
Exegesis
Finally, the prophetic formula, yihyu ne'um YHWH Tsevaot {יִֽהְי֔וּ נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃ | yiḥyû nəʾûm Yəhōwāh ṣəḇāʾōṯ} ‘they will be declares the LORD of hosts’, authenticates the oracle with divine authority. The paratactic structure and lack of explicit verbs between subjects underscore the comprehensive scope of judgment.
In context — Isaiah 17:3
And the fortress will cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Aram will be like the glory of the people of Israel—declares the LORD of hosts .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:3:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Isaiah 17:3, so the Hebrew word יִֽהְי֔וּ (yihheyu) 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.17.3.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.3.W10.S1) and character.