1 Chronicles 17:16:61 Chr.17.16.W6TAB
יְהוָ֑ה
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
lif-NE ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ya-VO ham-ME-lekh da-VID va-ye-SHEV lif-NE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-VO ham-ME-lekh da-VID va-ye-SHEV lif-NE ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MER MI-a-NI ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM u-MI ve-TI KI ha-vi-o-TA-ni AD-ha-LOM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lip̄nê Yəhôwāh {לִפְנֵי יְהוָה | lip̄nê Yəhôwāh} ‘before the LORD’ centres the scene at the divine presence.
Root and etymology
h-y-h
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:16
Then King David came and sat before the LORD , and he said, “Who am I, LORD God, and what is my house , that You have brought me this far?”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 17:16, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֑ה (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.17.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.16.W6.S1) and character.