Jeremiah 13:11:14Jer.13.11.W14TAB
לִֽהְי֥וֹת
liheyot
“to be”
- Transliteration
- li-he-YOT
- Extended
- lih-heh-YOHT
- IPA
- /lihˈjoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
li-he-YOT
- phraseyour reading level
li-he-YOT LI
- clause
KI ka-a-SHER yid-BAK ha-e-ZOR el-ma-te-NEI-ISH KEN hid-bak-TI E-lai et-kol-BET yis-ra-EL ve-et-kol-BET ye-hu-DA ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH li-he-YOT LI le-AM u-le-SHEM ve-lit-hi-LA u-le-tif-a-RET
- sentence
KI ka-a-SHER yid-BAK ha-e-ZOR el-ma-te-NEI-ISH KEN hid-bak-TI E-lai et-kol-BET yis-ra-EL ve-et-kol-BET ye-hu-DA ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH li-he-YOT LI le-AM u-le-SHEM ve-lit-hi-LA u-le-tif-a-RET ve-LO sha-ME-u
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lihyot {לִהְיוֹת | li-hyôt} followed by the purpose clauses leam {לְעָם | lə-ʿām}, uleshem {וּלְשֵׁם | ū-lə-šēm}, velitehillah {וְלִתְהִלָּה | wə-li-təhillāh}, and uletiferet {וּלְתִפְאָ֑רֶת | ū-lə-ti-pəʼāreṯ} outlines God’s intent to make the people into a people, a name, praise, and glory for Himself.
In context — Jeremiah 13:11
"For just as the girdle clings to the loins of a man, so I caused to cling to Me all the house of Israel and all the house of Judah," declares the LORD , "to become for Me a people, and for a name, and for praise, and for glory; but they would not listen ."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:11:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Jeremiah 13:11, so the Hebrew word לִֽהְי֥וֹת (liheyot) 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 Jer.13.11.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.11.W14.S1) and character.