Leviticus 21:8:7Lev.21.8.W7TAB
יִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֔ךְ
yihyehlakh
“be for you”
- Transliteration
- yih-yeh-LAKH
- Extended
- yih-yeh-LAAKH
- IPA
- /jih.jɛ.ˈlaːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- be for you
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yih-yeh-LAKH
- clause
KA-DOSH yih-yeh-LAKH KI KA-DOSH a-NI Ye-ho-VAH meh-ka-DISH-khem
- sentence
veh-ki-DASH-TO ki-ET-LE-khem e-lo-HE-kha HU mak-RIV KA-DOSH yih-yeh-LAKH KI KA-DOSH a-NI Ye-ho-VAH meh-ka-DISH-khem
Exegesis
The phrase yihyeh-lecha {יִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֔ךְ | yih-yêh-lā-khā} ‘he shall be to you’ employs a Qal imperfect with suffix forming a nominal predicate that signifies communal obligation.
In context — Leviticus 21:8
And you shall sanctify him, because he offers the bread of your God . He shall be holy to you, because I, the LORD , am holy, and I sanctify you.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 21:8, so the Hebrew word יִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֔ךְ (yihyehlakh) 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.21.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.8.W7.S1) and character.