1 Chronicles 15:12:131 Chr.15.12.W13TAB
יְהוָה֙
yehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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 ye-ho-VAH
- clause
hit-kad-de-SHU a-TEM va-a-KHE-khem ve-ha-a-li-TEM ET a-RON ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL el-ha-khi-no-TI LO
- sentence
va-YO-mer la-HEM a-TEM ra-SHE ha-a-VOT lal-vi-YIM hit-kad-de-SHU a-TEM va-a-KHE-khem ve-ha-a-li-TEM ET a-RON ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL el-ha-khi-no-TI LO
Exegesis
The appositional pairing YHWH {יְהוָה֙ | Yəhōwāh} and Elohei Yisrael {אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | ʾĕlōhê Yiśrāʾēl} balances covenant intimacy and national identity.
Root and etymology
הוהh-w-h
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:12
He said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical households. Make yourselves holy, both you and your brothers, and bring up the ark of the LORD , the God of Israel , to the place I have prepared for it.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:12:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Chronicles 15:12, so the Hebrew word יְהוָה֙ (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.15.12.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.12.W13.S1) and character.