Numbers 1:4:2Num.1.4.W2TAB
יִהְי֔וּ
yihyu
“there shall be”
- Transliteration
- yih-YU
- Extended
- yih-HYU
- IPA
- /jihˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- there shall 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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Word in context
- word
yih-YU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-eet-KHEM yih-YU
- clause
ve-eet-KHEM yih-YU EESH EESH la-ma-TEH
- sentence
ve-eet-KHEM yih-YU EESH EESH la-ma-TEH EESH ROSH le-VEIT-a-vo-TAV HU
Exegesis
The imperfect verb yihyu {יִהְיוּ | yiḥˈyu} conveys an ongoing future role.
In context — Numbers 1:4
And with you, there will be a man from each tribe; each man will be the head of his ancestral house.
About this coordinate
Numbers 1:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 1:4, so the Hebrew word יִהְי֔וּ (yihyu) 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 Num.1.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.1.4.W2.S1) and character.