Numbers 8:2:9Num.8.2.W9TAB

יָאִ֖ירוּ

yairu

“shall give light”

Transliteration: ya-I-ru
Extended: yaa-EE-roo
IPA: /jaːˈʔiːru/

Meaning by language

English: shall give light

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

יָ + אִ֖י + רוּ

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ya + i + ru

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yairu

Alphabet Analysis

	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	Aleph	silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	Resh	r guttural, like the French r
	Vav	v as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

word
ya-I-ru
clause
be-ha-a-LOT-kha et-ha-ne-ROT el-MUL pe-NEI ha-me-no-RAH ya-I-ru shiv-AT ha-ne-ROT
sentence
da-BER el-a-ha-RON ve-a-mar-TA e-LAV be-ha-a-LOT-kha et-ha-ne-ROT el-MUL pe-NEI ha-me-no-RAH ya-I-ru shiv-AT ha-ne-ROT

Exegesis

Finally, the Qal imperfect ya-iru {יָאִירוּ | yā-ʼî-rū} ‘they shall give light’ paired with the numerical modifier shiv’at ha-nerot {שִׁבְעַת הַנֵּרֹת | šibʿāṯ ha-nē-rōt} ‘the seven lamps’ completes the instruction, underscoring completeness and ritual function. The sequence imperative + vav-consecutive + temporal infinitive + directional phrase + imperfect constructs a precise liturgical directive emphasizing placement, number, and purpose.

In context — Numbers 8:2

Speak to Aaron and say to him, “When you raise the lamps , the seven lamps shall shine toward the front of the lampstand .”

About this coordinate

Numbers 8:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 8:2, so the Hebrew word יָאִ֖ירוּ (yairu) 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.8.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.8.2.W9.S1) and character.

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