1 Chronicles 13:6:141 Chr.13.6.W14TAB
יְהוָ֛ה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- LORD
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
ET a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM ye-ho-VAH
- clause
le-ha-a-LOT mish-SHAM ET a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM ye-ho-VAH yo-SHEV ha-ke-ru-VIM a-sher-nik-RA SHEM
- sentence
va-YA-al da-VID ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL ba-a-la-TA el-kir-YAT ye-a-RIM a-SHER li-ye-hu-DA le-ha-a-LOT mish-SHAM ET a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM ye-ho-VAH yo-SHEV ha-ke-ru-VIM a-sher-nik-RA SHEM
Exegesis
The appositional pair ha-elohim {הָאֱלֹהִים | hā-ʾĕlōhîm} and YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh} creates a compound divine title.
Root and etymology
h-y-h
“to be, to exist”
In context — 1 Chronicles 13:6
And David and all Israel went up to Baalah—Kiryath-Yearim in Judah—to bring up from there the ark of God , which is called by the Name—the Name of the LORD , who dwells above the cherubim.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 13:6:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Chronicles 13:6, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֛ה (yehovah) 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 1 Chr.13.6.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.13.6.W14.S1) and character.