1 Chronicles 16:25:31 Chr.16.25.W3TAB
יְהוָ֤ה
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
KI ga-DOL ye-ho-VAH u-me-hu-LAL
- sentence
KI ga-DOL ye-ho-VAH u-me-hu-LAL me-OD ve-no-RA HU al-KAL-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The adjective gadol {גָד֨וֹל | gā-dôl} ‘great’ forms a verbless clause with the divine name YHWH {יְהוָ֤ה | Yə-hō-wāh}, emphasizing magnitude.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be; self-existent”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:25
For the LORD is great and exceedingly worthy of praise ; and He is awesome above all gods.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 16:25, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֤ה (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.16.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.25.W3.S1) and character.