Genesis 17:18:6Gen.17.18.W6PAT

יִחְיֶ֥ה

yikheye

might live

Transliteration
yi-khe-YE
Extended
yih-kheh-YEH
IPA
/jiħ.ˈjɛ/

Meaning by language

English
might live
French
vive
Spanish
viva
Russian
пусть живёт
Arabic-Simplified
يَحْيَا
Hindi
जीवित रहे
Chinese-Simplified
得以活着
Swahili
aishi
Twi
nnya nkwa

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Result
יִ + חְ + יֶ֥ה
yi + khe + ye
yikheye

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    yi-khe-YE

  2. phraseyour reading level

    yi-khe-YE le-fa-NE-kha

  3. clause

    LU yi-she-ma-EL yi-khe-YE le-fa-NE-kha

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer a-ve-ra-HAM el-ha-e-lo-HIM LU yi-she-ma-EL yi-khe-YE le-fa-NE-kha

In contextGenesis 17:18

Abraham and said to the God if only Ishmael might live before you

About this coordinate

Genesis 17:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 17:18, so the Hebrew word יִחְיֶ֥ה (yikheye) 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 Gen.17.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.18.W6.S1) and character.