Job 20:23:1Job.20.23.W1TAB
יְהִ֤י
yehi
“it will be”
- Transliteration
- ye-HI
- Extended
- yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /jəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- it will be
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-HI
- phraseyour reading level
ye-HI le-mal-LE vit-ne-NO
- clause
ye-HI le-mal-LE vit-ne-NO ye-shal-LAKH-BO kha-RON AP-po
- sentence
ye-HI le-mal-LE vit-ne-NO ye-shal-LAKH-BO kha-RON AP-po ve-yam-TER a-LE-mo bil-khu-MO
Exegesis
The jussive-infinitive frame yehi {יְהִ֤י | yəhî} + le-malle {לְמַלֵּ֬א | ləmallēʾ} establishes an imminent action clause.
In context — Job 20:23
When he is about to fill his belly, God will send into him the burning of His anger , and He will rain it upon him into his body .
About this coordinate
Job 20:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 20:23, so the Hebrew word יְהִ֤י (yehi) 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 Job.20.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.23.W1.S1) and character.