Genesis 7:3:8Gen.7.3.W8PAT

לְחַיּ֥וֹת

lehkhaiyot

to keep alive

Transliteration
leh-khai-YOT
Extended
leh-khai-YOHT
IPA
/lə.ħaj.ˈjoːθ/

Meaning by language

English
to keep alive
French
pour garder en vie
Spanish
para mantener con vida
Portuguese
para manter vivo
German
um am Leben zu erhalten
Russian
чтобы сохранить живым
Arabic-Simplified
لإبقاء حيًا
Hindi
जीवित रखने के लिए
Chinese-Simplified
为使存活
Korean
살려 두기 위해
Indonesian
untuk menjaga hidup
Bengali
জীবিত রাখতে
Tagalog
upang panatilihing buhay
Swahili
kuhifadhi hai
Amharic
ለማኖር
Yoruba
láti pa mọ́ láàyè
Igbo
iji chekwaa ndụ
Twi
ma nkwa
Ewe
be woakpɔ agbe

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Result
לְ + חַ + יּ֥וֹת
leh + khai + yot
lehkhaiyot

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    leh-khai-YOT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    leh-khai-YOT ZE-ra

  3. clause

    leh-khai-YOT ZE-ra al-pe-NEI kohl-ha-A-rets

  4. sentence

    GAM me-OF ha-sha-MA-yim shiv-A shiv-A za-KHAR oo-ne-KE-VA leh-khai-YOT ZE-ra al-pe-NEI kohl-ha-A-rets

In contextGenesis 7:3

also seven seven from birds of the heavens male and female to keep alive offspring on the face of all the earth

About this coordinate

Genesis 7:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 7:3, so the Hebrew word לְחַיּ֥וֹת (lehkhaiyot) 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.7.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.7.3.W8.S1) and character.