Numbers 22:33:16Num.22.33.W16TAB
הֶחֱיֵֽיתִי׃
hekheyeiti
“I would have let live”
- Transliteration
- he-khe-yei-TI
- Extended
- heh-khe-YEI-tee
- IPA
- /heħɛˈjejti/
Meaning by language
- English
- I would have let live
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
he-khe-yei-TI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-o-TAH he-khe-yei-TI
- clause
u-LAI nat-TAH mi-pa-NAI KI a-TAH gam-ot-KHA ha-rag-TI ve-o-TAH he-khe-yei-TI
- sentence
va-tir-e-NI ha-a-TON va-TET le-fa-NAI ZEH sha-LOSH re-ga-LIM u-LAI nat-TAH mi-pa-NAI KI a-TAH gam-ot-KHA ha-rag-TI ve-o-TAH he-khe-yei-TI
Exegesis
The Qal perfect haragti {הָרַ֖גְתִּי | hā·rā·gᵗî} and the Hiphil perfect hecheyeti {הֶחֱיֵֽיתִי | he·ḥe·yē·ṯî} function as potential perfects expressing hypothetical outcomes.
In context — Numbers 22:33
The donkey saw me and turned aside before me these three times. If she had not turned aside from before me, surely by now I would have killed you, and I would have kept her alive .
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:33:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Numbers 22:33, so the Hebrew word הֶחֱיֵֽיתִי׃ (hekheyeiti) 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.22.33.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.33.W16.S1) and character.