Leviticus 21:17:8Lev.21.17.W8TAB
יִהְיֶ֥ה
yihyeh
“be”
- Transliteration
- yih-YEH
- Extended
- yih-YEH
- IPA
- /jih.ˈjɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
yih-YEH
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER yih-YEH VO
- clause
ISH miz-zar-a-KHA le-do-ro-TAM a-SHER yih-YEH VO MUM LO yik-RAV le-hak-RIV LE-khem e-lo-HAV
- sentence
da-BER el-a-ha-RON le-MOR ISH miz-zar-a-KHA le-do-ro-TAM a-SHER yih-YEH VO MUM LO yik-RAV le-hak-RIV LE-khem e-lo-HAV
In context — Leviticus 21:17
Speak to Aaron, saying, “Any man from your descendants through their generations who has in him a defect shall not approach to offer the bread of his God .”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 21:17, so the Hebrew word יִהְיֶ֥ה (yihyeh) 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.21.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.17.W8.S1) and character.