Numbers 3:13:16Num.3.13.W16TAB
יִהְי֖וּ
yihyu
“they shall be”
- Transliteration
- yih-YU
- Extended
- yih-HYOO
- IPA
- /jihˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they 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
LI yih-YU
- clause
LI yih-YU a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
KI LI kol-be-KHOR be-YOM ha-ko-TI kol-be-KHOR be-E-retz mits-RA-yim hik-dash-TI LI kol-be-KHOR be-yis-ra-EL me-a-DAM ad-be-he-MAH LI yih-YU a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The imperfect yiḥ-yû {יִהְיוּ | yiḥ-yû} ‘they shall be’ expresses enduring possession, and the verse culminates in the emphatic self-identification ani YHWH {אֲנִי יְהוָה | ʾănî Yə-hō-wāh}, reinforcing divine authority.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be”
In context — Numbers 3:13
For every firstborn is Mine; on the day that I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set apart for Myself every firstborn in Israel, from human to animal. They shall be Mine. I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Numbers 3:13:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Numbers 3:13, so the Hebrew word יִהְי֖וּ (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.3.13.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.3.13.W16.S1) and character.