Zechariah 14:7:10Zech.14.7.W10TAB
יִֽהְיֶה־אֽוֹר׃
yihyeor
“there will be light”
- Transliteration
- yih-ye-OR
- Extended
- yih-yeh-OHR
- IPA
- /jɪhˈjɛ.ˈʔoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- there will be light
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yih-ye-OR
- clause
ve-ha-YA le-ET-e-REV yih-ye-OR
- sentence
ve-ha-YA YOM-e-KHAD HU yi-va-DA la-ye-ho-VAH lo-YOM ve-lo-LAI-la ve-ha-YA le-ET-e-REV yih-ye-OR
Exegesis
The conjunction vehayah {וְהָיָ֥ה | wə-hā-yāh} introduces the result, with le-et-erev {לְעֵֽת־עֶ֖רֶב | lə-ʿēt-ʿerev} providing a temporal setting, and yihyehor {יִֽהְיֶה־אֽוֹר | yiḥ-yēh-ʾôr} proclaiming the onset of light.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-w-r
“light, illumination”
In context — Zechariah 14:7
And it shall be one day— it is known to the LORD ; not day and not night, but at the time of evening there shall be light .
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Zechariah 14:7, so the Hebrew word יִֽהְיֶה־אֽוֹר׃ (yihyeor) 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 Zech.14.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.7.W10.S1) and character.