Isaiah 23:18:14Isa.23.18.W14TAB
יִֽהְיֶ֣ה
yihye
“it will be”
- Transliteration
- yih-ye
- Extended
- yih-yeh
- IPA
- /jihˈjɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- it 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
yih-ye
- phraseyour reading level
yih-ye sakh-RAH
- clause
KI la-yo-she-VIM lif-NE ye-ho-VAH yih-ye sakh-RAH le-e-KHOL le-sa-ve-A ve-lim-kha-SE a-TIK
- sentence
ve-ha-YA sakh-RAH ve-et-na-NAH KO-desh la-ye-ho-VAH LO ye-a-TSER ve-LO ye-kha-SEN KI la-yo-she-VIM lif-NE ye-ho-VAH yih-ye sakh-RAH le-e-KHOL le-sa-ve-A ve-lim-kha-SE a-TIK
Exegesis
Finally, the verbless clause yihyeh saḥrah {יִהְיֶה סַחְרָהּ | yih-yēh saḥ-rāh} governs a tricolon of infinitives: le’ekhol {לֶאֱכֹל | le-’ē-ḵōl} ‘to eat,’ lesaveah {לְשָׂבְעָה | li-sā-və-‘āh} ‘for satisfaction,’ and velimkasse {וְלִמְכַסֶּה | wə-lim-ḵas-sēh} ‘and for covering,’ modified by atik {עָתִֽיק | ‘ā-tîq} ‘enduring,’ depicting communal provision.
In context — Isaiah 23:18
And her merchandise and her harlot’s pay will be holiness to the LORD ; it will not be stored up or hoarded, for her merchandise will be for those who dwell before the LORD, for food in abundance , and for enduring clothing.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 23:18:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Isaiah 23:18, so the Hebrew word יִֽהְיֶ֣ה (yihye) 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.23.18.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.18.W14.S1) and character.