Leviticus 20:21:12Lev.20.21.W12TAB
יִהְיֽוּ׃
yihyu
“will be”
- Transliteration
- yih-YU
- Extended
- yih-YOO
- IPA
- /jihˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- phraseyour reading level
a-ri-RIM yih-YU
- clause
er-VAT a-KHI-v gil-LAH a-ri-RIM yih-YU
- sentence
veh-EESH a-SHER yik-KAKH et-E-shet a-KHI-v nid-DAH HEE er-VAT a-KHI-v gil-LAH a-ri-RIM yih-YU
Exegesis
The final clause aririm yihyu {עֲרִירִ֥ים יִהְיֽוּ | ʿărîrîm yiḥyû} presents the consequence “they will be childless” with the imperfect indicating ongoing state. The structure moves from case introduction through offense description to prescribed outcome, reflecting Hebrew legal parallelism.
In context — Leviticus 20:21
And if a man takes his brother’s wife, it is impurity ; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness . They will be childless.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:21:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 20:21, so the Hebrew word יִהְיֽוּ׃ (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 Lev.20.21.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.21.W12.S1) and character.