Leviticus 19:2:7Lev.19.2.W7TAB
תִּהְי֑וּ
tihehyoo
“be”
- Transliteration
- tih-eh-YOO
- Extended
- tih-eh-YOO
- IPA
- /tihˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tih-eh-YOO
- phraseyour reading level
ke-do-SHEEM tih-eh-YOO
- clause
da-BER el-kol-a-DAT be-NEE-yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM ke-do-SHEEM tih-eh-YOO
- sentence
da-BER el-kol-a-DAT be-NEE-yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM ke-do-SHEEM tih-eh-YOO KI ka-DOHSH a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
Exegesis
The predicative phrase qĕdōšîm tihyū {קְדֹשִׁים תִּהְיוּ֑ | qĕḏōšîm tihyū} ‘holy you shall be’ features a plural adjective with Qal imperfect to indicate ongoing communal status.
In context — Leviticus 19:2
Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, “You shall be holy, for I, the LORD your God , am holy .”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 19:2, so the Hebrew word תִּהְי֑וּ (tihehyoo) 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 Lev.19.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.2.W7.S1) and character.