Job 21:7:3Job.21.7.W3TAB
יִחְי֑וּ
yikhyu
“do they live”
- Transliteration
- yikh-YU
- Extended
- yihkh-YOO
- IPA
- /jiħˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do they live
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| 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
yikh-YU
- clause
mad-DU-a re-sha-IM yikh-YU
- sentence
mad-DU-a re-sha-IM yikh-YU a-te-KU gam-GA-vru KHA-yil
Exegesis
The subject reshaim {רְשָׁעִ֣ים | rešaʿîm} ‘wicked’ precedes the imperfect yikhyu {יִחְי֑וּ | yiḥyû} ‘live,’ indicating continuous existence.
In context — Job 21:7
Why do the wicked live on, grow old, and also become mighty in strength ?
About this coordinate
Job 21:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 21:7, so the Hebrew word יִחְי֑וּ (yikhyu) 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.21.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.7.W3.S1) and character.