Leviticus 21:6:2Lev.21.6.W2TAB
יִהְיוּ֙
yihyoo
“be”
- Transliteration
- yih-YOO
- Extended
- yih-YOO
- IPA
- /jihˈjuː/
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yih-YOO
- phraseyour reading level
ke-do-SHIM yih-YOO
- clause
ke-do-SHIM yih-YOO leh-eh-lo-HEH-hem ve-LO yeh-khal-LEH-loo SHEM e-lo-HEH-hem
- sentence
ke-do-SHIM yih-YOO leh-eh-lo-HEH-hem ve-LO yeh-khal-LEH-loo SHEM e-lo-HEH-hem KEE et-ih-SHEE Ye-ho-VAH LE-khem e-lo-HEH-hem HEM mak-ri-VIM veh-ha-YOO KO-desh
Exegesis
The verse begins with the emphatic plural adjective kedoshim {קְדֹשִׁים | qĕ-dō-šîm} ‘holy ones’, placed clause-initially to emphasize priestly status, followed by the imperfect verb yiḥyû {יִהְיוּ | yĭh-yū} ‘they will be’, forming an equative clause.
In context — Leviticus 21:6
They shall be holy to their God and must not profane the name of their God. Because they offer the fire-offerings of the LORD—the bread of their God—they shall be holy.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 21:6, so the Hebrew word יִהְיוּ֙ (yihyoo) 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.21.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.6.W2.S1) and character.