Judges 18:19:12Judg.18.19.W12TAB
הֱיוֹתְךָ֣
heyotkha
“your being”
- Transliteration
- he-yot-KHA
- Extended
- heh-yohth-KHAA
- IPA
- /hɛjoːtˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your being
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| 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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
he-yot-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
ha-TOV he-yot-KHA kho-HEN
- clause
ha-TOV he-yot-KHA kho-HEN le-VET ISH e-KHAD O he-yot-KHA kho-HEN le-SHE-vet u-le-mish-pa-KHA be-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yo-me-RU LO ha-kha-RESH SIM-ya-de-KHA al-PI-kha ve-LEKH im-MA-nu ve-he-YE-la-NU le-AV u-le-kho-HEN ha-TOV he-yot-KHA kho-HEN le-VET ISH e-KHAD O he-yot-KHA kho-HEN le-SHE-vet u-le-mish-pa-KHA be-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The interrogative hatov {הֲט֣וֹב | ha-ṭôv}, paired with the infinitive construct heyotkha kohen {הֱיוֹתְךָ כֹהֵן | hĕyôṯəḵā kōhên} ‘your being priest’, frames a comparative question.
In context — Judges 18:19
And they said to him, “Be silent; put your hand upon your mouth, come with us, and be for us a father and a priest . Is it better for you to serve as priest for the house of one man, or to serve as priest for a tribe and clan in Israel?”
About this coordinate
Judges 18:19:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Judges 18:19, so the Hebrew word הֱיוֹתְךָ֣ (heyotkha) 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 Judg.18.19.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.19.W12.S1) and character.