Job 21:18:1Job.21.18.W1TAB
יִהְי֗וּ
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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The word
Word in context
- word
yih-YU
- clause
yih-YU ke-TE-ven lif-NE-RU-akh
- sentence
yih-YU ke-TE-ven lif-NE-RU-akh u-khe-MOTS ge-na-VAT-tu su-FA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the Qal imperfect verb yihiyu {יִהְי֗וּ | yiḥī-yū} ‘they will be’, projecting a future comparative scenario.
In context — Job 21:18
They will be like straw before the wind , and like chaff that the whirlwind carries away.
About this coordinate
Job 21:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 21:18, so the Hebrew word יִהְי֗וּ (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 Job.21.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.18.W1.S1) and character.