Numbers 15:41:9Num.15.41.W9TAB
לִהְי֥וֹת
lihyot
“to be”
- Transliteration
- lih-YOT
- Extended
- lih-YOHT
- IPA
- /lihjˈoːt/
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
a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem a-SHER ho-tse-TI et-KHEM me-E-retz mits-RA-yim lih-YOT la-KHEM le-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem a-SHER ho-tse-TI et-KHEM me-E-retz mits-RA-yim lih-YOT la-KHEM le-e-lo-HIM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lihyot {לִהְיוֹת | liḥ-yōt} ‘to be’ with the lamed prefix marks purpose, signifying God’s intent ‘to be your God’. The repetition of ani YHWH elōheikhem at the end completes the chiastic structure. In translation, the Hebrew VSO order is rendered in English SVO order to maintain clarity while preserving emphasis.
In context — Numbers 15:41
I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be your God: I am the LORD your God.
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:41:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 15:41, 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 Num.15.41.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.41.W9.S1) and character.