Isaiah 19:18:3Isa.19.18.W3TAB
יִהְיוּ֩
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
yih-YU kha-MESH a-RIM
- clause
ba-YOM ha-HU yih-YU kha-MESH a-RIM be-E-rets mits-ra-YIM me-dab-be-ROT se-FAT ke-na-AN ve-nish-ba-OT la-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-HU yih-YU kha-MESH a-RIM be-E-rets mits-ra-YIM me-dab-be-ROT se-FAT ke-na-AN ve-nish-ba-OT la-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT IR ha-HE-res ye-a-MER le-e-KHAT
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect yiḥ-yû {יִהְיוּ | yiḥ-yû} ‘they will be’ with the cardinal chā-mēš ʿă-rîm {חָמֵשׁ עָרִים | chā-mēš ʿă-rîm} ‘five cities’ announces a future reality.
In context — Isaiah 19:18
In that day there will be five cities in the land of Egypt speaking the language of Canaan and swearing to the LORD of hosts . One will be called City of Destruction .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 19:18, so the Hebrew word יִהְיוּ֩ (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.19.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.18.W3.S1) and character.