Leviticus 22:33:5Lev.22.33.W5TAB
לִהְי֥וֹת
lihyot
“to be”
- Transliteration
- lih-YOT
- Extended
- lih-YOHT
- IPA
- /lih.ˈjoːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lih-YOT
- phraseyour reading level
lih-YOT la-KHEM
- clause
ha-mo-TSEE et-KHEM me-E-rets mits-RA-yim lih-YOT la-KHEM le-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
ha-mo-TSEE et-KHEM me-E-rets mits-RA-yim lih-YOT la-KHEM le-e-lo-HIM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The infinitive lihyot {לִהְיוֹת֥ | lihyōt} introduces a purpose clause with lakhem leElohim {לָכֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִ֑ים | lā-khem lēʼĕlōhîm}, establishing the covenant relationship.
In context — Leviticus 22:33
I am the LORD who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:33:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 22:33, so the Hebrew word לִהְי֥וֹת (lihyot) 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.22.33.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.33.W5.S1) and character.