Malachi 3:12:4Mal.3.12.W4TAB
כִּֽי־תִהְי֤וּ
kitiheyu
“for you will be”
- Transliteration
- KI-ti-he-YU
- Extended
- KEE-tih-heh-YOO
- IPA
- /kiː.tihˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for you will be
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
KI-ti-he-YU
- phraseyour reading level
KI-ti-he-YU a-TEM
- clause
KI-ti-he-YU a-TEM E-rets KHE-fets a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- sentence
ve-ish-SHU-ru et-KHEM KOL-ha-go-YIM KI-ti-he-YU a-TEM E-rets KHE-fets a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
Exegesis
The conjunction kitihyu {כִּי־תִהְי֤וּ | kî-tî-hyû} “for you will be” introduces a result clause with an imperfect verb expressing future certainty.
In context — Malachi 3:12
All the nations will speak of you as blessed, for you will be a land that brings delight , declares the LORD of hosts .
About this coordinate
Malachi 3:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Malachi 3:12, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־תִהְי֤וּ (kitiheyu) 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 Mal.3.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mal.3.12.W4.S1) and character.