Jeremiah 14:8:7Jer.14.8.W7TAB
תִֽהְיֶה֙
tihheye
“will you be”
- Transliteration
- tih-HE-ye
- Extended
- tih-HEH-yeh
- IPA
- /tihˈjeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- will you be
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
tih-HE-ye
- phraseyour reading level
LA-ma tih-HE-ye
- clause
LA-ma tih-HE-ye ke-GER ba-A-rets u-khe-O-re-akh na-TA la-LUN
- sentence
mik-VE yis-ra-EL mo-shi-O be-ET tsa-RA LA-ma tih-HE-ye ke-GER ba-A-rets u-khe-O-re-akh na-TA la-LUN
Exegesis
The interrogative lammah {לָמָּה | lāmmāh} ‘why’ with the Qal imperfect verb tihyeh {תִּהְיֶה | ti-hyēh} ‘should you be’ introduces a lament.
In context — Jeremiah 14:8
Hope of Israel, his Savior in time of trouble, why should You be like a stranger in the land, and like a traveler who turns aside to lodge?
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 14:8, so the Hebrew word תִֽהְיֶה֙ (tihheye) 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.14.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.8.W7.S1) and character.