1 Chronicles 17:19:11 Chr.17.19.W1TAB
יְהוָ֕ה
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
- clause
ye-ho-VAH ba-a-VUR av-de-KHA u-khe-lib-BE-KHA a-SI-ta ET kol-ha-ge-du-LA ha-ZOT
- sentence
ye-ho-VAH ba-a-VUR av-de-KHA u-khe-lib-BE-KHA a-SI-ta ET kol-ha-ge-du-LA ha-ZOT le-ho-DI-a et-kol-ha-ge-du-LOT
Exegesis
The verse opens with a direct address to YHWH {יְהוָ֕ה | Yə-hō-wāh}, followed by baavur {בַּעֲב֤וּר | ba-ʿă-vūr} ‘for the sake of’, then avdekha {עַבְדְּךָ֙ | ʿa-vəd-kha} ‘your servant’ and ukelivekha {וּֽכְלִבְּךָ֔ | ū-kə-liv-bə-kha} ‘according to your heart’, establishing motivation and intent.
Root and etymology
h-y-h
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:19
LORD , for the sake of Your servant and according to Your heart, You have accomplished all this greatness to make known all these great things.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 17:19, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֕ה (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.17.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.19.W1.S1) and character.