Proverbs 15:27:7Prov.15.27.W7TAB
יִחְיֶֽה׃
yikhye
“will live”
- Transliteration
- yikh-YE
- Extended
- yihkh-YEH
- IPA
- /jiħˈjɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- will live
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
yikh-YE
- phraseyour reading level
ma-ta-NOT yikh-YE
- clause
ve-so-NE ma-ta-NOT yikh-YE
- sentence
O-kher BE-to bo-TSE-a BA-tsa ve-so-NE ma-ta-NOT yikh-YE
Exegesis
The imperfect yichyeh {יִחְיֶה | yiḥ-yēh} ‘will live’ serves as the future indicative outcome. This chiastic structure contrasts the destructive consequences of greed with the life-giving result of rejecting bribes. In rendering, Hebrew participles become finite verbs to reflect general truths, and the imperfect is rendered as a future indicative to convey assured promise.
Root and etymology
ch-y-hchet–yod–heh
“to live”
In context — Proverbs 15:27
Whoever unjustly gains profit troubles his own house, but he who hates gifts will live.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:27:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 15:27, so the Hebrew word יִחְיֶֽה׃ (yikhye) 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 Prov.15.27.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.27.W7.S1) and character.