תִּהְיֶ֥ה

𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄

tiheyeh

it shall be

a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

H1961

Leviticus 27:21 · Word #10

Lexicon H1961

Lemmaהָיָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤄𐤉𐤄
Transliterationhâyâh
Strong'sH1961
In-contextit shall be

Morphology HVqi3fs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H1961-57

you shall become

Rootהיה (h-y-h)
Core Meaningsto exist, to be, to become, to come to pass, to happen, to occur
Semantic RangeThe root היה carries meanings including: (1) simple existence or presence ('to be'); (2) becoming or transformation ('to become'); (3) occurrence or happening ('to come to pass'); (4) assumption of a state or condition; (5) in certain contexts, copulative function (linking subject to predicate). The imperfect form emphasizes ongoing, future, or habitual action.
Conceptual SignificanceThe verb היה is the most fundamental existential verb in Biblical Hebrew, appearing over 3,500 times. It grounds biblical narrative in the reality of divine and human action, expressing both God's eternal being ('I AM') and the contingent existence of creation. In contexts like Deuteronomy 30:19 (referenced in the search results regarding 'ticheyeh'), the imperfect form emphasizes the continuous, generative quality of choosing life—not merely a static state but an ongoing becoming and living.
Morphological NotesHVqi2ms: H = prefix (taw with dagesh, marking imperfect); V = vowel pattern (qamets-segol); qi = Qal imperfect; 2ms = second-person masculine singular. The imperfect aspect indicates incomplete or future action. The prefix taw (ת) marks second-person forms in the imperfect.
Rendering RationaleThe morphology HVqi2ms indicates a second-person masculine singular imperfect (future/continuous action), derived from the root היה (hâyâh) meaning 'to be/become.' The rendering 'you shall become' preserves both the future-oriented sense of the imperfect stem and the second-person masculine singular subject, reflecting the dynamic sense of 'becoming' rather than static 'being' where the context emphasizes transformation or coming-to-pass.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root היה (to exist, to be, to become, to come to pass, to happen, to occur)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3068-01 bayhovah in-the-Self-Existent-One
H3068-02 bayhvah in the Self-Existent One
H3050-01 beyah in Yah

Word Usage (3575 occurrences of H1961)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:2 הָיְתָ֥ה hayetah was
Genesis 1:3 יְהִ֣י yehi let there be
Genesis 1:3 וַֽ/יְהִי vayehi and there was
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