1 Chronicles 16:40:111 Chr.16.40.W11TAB
יְהוָ֔ה
yehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-hoh-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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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
be-to-RAT ye-ho-VAH
- clause
u-le-khol-ha-ka-TUV be-to-RAT ye-ho-VAH a-SHER tsi-VA al-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
le-ha-a-LOT o-LOT la-ye-ho-VAH al-miz-BA-kh ha-o-LA ta-MID la-BO-ker ve-la-A-rev u-le-khol-ha-ka-TUV be-to-RAT ye-ho-VAH a-SHER tsi-VA al-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The beneficiary is marked by laYHWH {לַיהוָ֜ה | la-Yə-hō-wāh} “to the LORD,” and the construct phrase al-mizbeach ha'olah {עַל־מִזְבַּ֧ח הָעֹלָ֛ה | ‘al-miz-bbá-ḥ hā-‘ō-lāh} “on the altar of burnt offering” specifies the ritual location.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be; self-existent”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:40
To offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering continually , in the morning and in the evening, and to do all that is written in the law of the LORD, which He commanded for Israel.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:40:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Chronicles 16:40, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֔ה (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.16.40.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.40.W11.S1) and character.