Numbers 18:9:1Num.18.9.W1TAB
זֶֽה־יִהְיֶ֥ה
zeyihyeh
“this shall be”
- Transliteration
- ze-YIH-yeh
- Extended
- zeh-YIH-yeh
- IPA
- /zɛˈjiː.hjeh/
Meaning by language
- English
- this shall be
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ze-YIH-yeh
- phraseyour reading level
ze-YIH-yeh le-KHA
- clause
ze-YIH-yeh le-KHA mik-KO-desh hak-ko-da-SHIM min-ha-ESH
- sentence
ze-YIH-yeh le-KHA mik-KO-desh hak-ko-da-SHIM min-ha-ESH kol-kar-ba-NAM le-KHOL-min-kha-TAM ul-KHOL-khat-ta-TAM ul-KHOL-a-sha-MAM a-SHER ya-shi-VOO li KO-desh ka-da-SHIM le-KHA HU ul-va-NE-kha
Exegesis
The verse opens with the demonstrative zeh {זֶה | zēh} ‘this,’ marking a priestly ordinance.
It follows with the verbal decree yihyeh {יִהְיֶה | yihyēh} ‘shall be,’ establishing an authoritative assignment.
Root and etymology
h-y-hh-y-h
“to be, to become”
In context — Numbers 18:9
This shall be yours from the most holy things , reserved from the fire: all their offerings, all their grain offerings, all their sin offerings, and all their guilt offerings which they bring to Me . They shall be most holy for you and for your sons.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 18:9, so the Hebrew word זֶֽה־יִהְיֶ֥ה (zeyihyeh) 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.18.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.9.W1.S1) and character.