Psalm 22:26:7Ps.22.26.W7TABWLC Psalms 22:27
יְחִ֖י
yekhi
“may live”
- Transliteration
- ye-KHI
- Extended
- yeh-KHEE
- IPA
- /jəˈħiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- may live
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ye-KHI
- clause
ye-KHI le-vav-KHEM LA-d
- sentence
yo-KHE-lu a-na-VIM ve-yis-BA-u ye-hal-LE-lu ye-ho-VAH dor-SHAI-v ye-KHI le-vav-KHEM LA-d
Exegesis
The verse unfolds in three sequential segments: the promise of sustenance (yokhlu {יֹאכְלוּ | yō-ḵə-lū} ‘they will eat’ and va-yisba’u {וַיִּשְׂבָּעוּ | wa-yis-bā-ʿū} ‘and they will be satisfied’), the call to worship (yehalleluhu {יְהַלְלוּהוּ | yə-hal-lə-lū-hū} ‘they will praise Him’ with the suffix marking the divine object), and the benediction introduced by the jussive yekhi {יְחִי | yə-ḥî} ‘may it live’ governing levavkhem {לְבַבְכֶם | lə-vaḇ-kem} ‘your heart’ with the temporal adjunct la-ad {לָעַד | lā-ʿaḏ} ‘forever’.
Root and etymology
ב־ט־ח
“to trust, be secure”
In context — Psalm 22:26
The humble will eat and be satisfied. Those who seek the LORD will offer praise. May your heart live forever.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:26:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Psalm 22:26, so the Hebrew word יְחִ֖י (yekhi) 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 Ps.22.26.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.26.W7.S1) and character.