Proverbs 5:17:1Prov.5.17.W1TAB
יִֽהְיוּ־לְךָ֥
yihyulekha
“let them be to you”
- Transliteration
- yih-YU-le-KHA
- Extended
- yih-YOO-leh-KHAA
- IPA
- /jihˈjuː.ləˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- let them be to you
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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yih-YU-le-KHA
- clause
yih-YU-le-KHA le-vad-DE-kha
- sentence
yih-YU-le-KHA le-vad-DE-kha ve-EN le-za-RIM i-TAKH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the jussive verb yihyu {יִהְיוּ | yiḥyû} ‘let them be’, expressing a wish or command typical of wisdom sayings.
The prepositional phrase lekha {לְךָ | ləḵā} ‘for you’ is connected by maqqef to the verb, marking the beneficiary.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, become”
In context — Proverbs 5:17
Let them be yours alone , and not for strangers with you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 5:17, so the Hebrew word יִֽהְיוּ־לְךָ֥ (yihyulekha) 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.5.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.17.W1.S1) and character.