Leviticus 23:43:2Lev.23.43.W2TAB
יֵדְע֣וּ
yedeoo
“they may know”
- Transliteration
- ye-DE-OO
- Extended
- yeh-DEH-OO
- IPA
- /jeː.də.ˈʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they may know
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-DE-OO
- phraseyour reading level
ye-DE-OO do-ro-TEE-khem
- clause
le-ma-AN ye-DE-OO do-ro-TEE-khem KI va-SOO-KOHT ho-shav-TI et-be-NEE yis-ra-EL be-ho-tsi-I o-TAM me-E-rets mits-RA-yim
- sentence
le-ma-AN ye-DE-OO do-ro-TEE-khem KI va-SOO-KOHT ho-shav-TI et-be-NEE yis-ra-EL be-ho-tsi-I o-TAM me-E-rets mits-RA-yim a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEE-khem
Exegesis
The verb yeda'u {יֵדְעוּ | yē-də-ʿû} expresses ongoing knowledge.
Root and etymology
Rootyod-dalet-ayin
“to know, perceive”
In context — Leviticus 23:43
So that your generations may know that I caused the sons of Israel to dwell in booths when I brought them out from the land of Egypt; I am the LORD your God.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:43:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 23:43, so the Hebrew word יֵדְע֣וּ (yedeoo) 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.23.43.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.43.W2.S1) and character.