Leviticus 19:34:12Lev.19.34.W12TAB
הֱיִיתֶ֖ם
hehyeetem
“were”
- Transliteration
- heh-yee-TEM
- Extended
- heh-yee-TEM
- IPA
- /hɛjiˈtɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- were
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Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
heh-yee-TEM
- phraseyour reading level
kee-geh-REEM heh-yee-TEM
- clause
keh-EZ-RAKH mih-KEM yih-YEH la-KHEM ha-GER ha-GAR it-te-KHEM veh-ah-HAV-TA LO kah-MO-kha kee-geh-REEM heh-yee-TEM be-EH-rets mits-RA-yim
- sentence
keh-EZ-RAKH mih-KEM yih-YEH la-KHEM ha-GER ha-GAR it-te-KHEM veh-ah-HAV-TA LO kah-MO-kha kee-geh-REEM heh-yee-TEM be-EH-rets mits-RA-yim a-NI Ye-ho-VAH eh-lo-hee-KHEM
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the causal clause headed by the perfect heyitem {הֱיִיתֶם | hĕyîyitem} ‘you were,’ with beraets mitsrayim {בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם | bəʾereṣ miṣrāyim} as the locative phrase.
In context — Leviticus 19:34
As the native-born among you, the foreigner who sojourns with you shall be like one born among you; and you shall love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:34:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 19:34, so the Hebrew word הֱיִיתֶ֖ם (hehyeetem) 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.19.34.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.34.W12.S1) and character.