1 Chronicles 17:23:21 Chr.17.23.W2TAB
יְהוָ֔ה
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
ve-a-TA Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-a-TA Ye-ho-VAH ha-da-VAR a-SHER di-BAR-ta al-av-de-KHA ve-al-BE-to ye-a-MEN ad-o-LAM
- sentence
ve-a-TA Ye-ho-VAH ha-da-VAR a-SHER di-BAR-ta al-av-de-KHA ve-al-BE-to ye-a-MEN ad-o-LAM va-a-SE ka-a-SHER di-BAR-ta
Exegesis
The verse opens with ve'attah {וְעַתָּ֣ה | və-ʿat-tāh} 'and now', marking a shift to petition, followed by direct address to YHWH {יְהוָ֔ה | Yə-hō-wāh} 'LORD'.
Root and etymology
h-y-h
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:23
And now, LORD , let the word that You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do just as You have spoken.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 17:23, 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.17.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.23.W2.S1) and character.