1 Chronicles 18:6:121 Chr.18.6.W12TAB
יְהוָה֙
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
va-yo-SHA Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yo-SHA Ye-ho-VAH le-da-VID be-KHOL a-SHER ha-LAKH
- sentence
va-ya-SEM da-VID ba-a-RAM dar-me-SEK va-ye-HI a-RAM le-da-VID a-va-DIM no-se-E min-kha va-yo-SHA Ye-ho-VAH le-da-VID be-KHOL a-SHER ha-LAKH
Exegesis
The final hiphil wayyašáʿ {וַיּוֹשַׁע | wayyašáʿ} ‘and he saved’ with subject Yəhōwāh {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh} and circumstantial phrase bə-kōl ăšer hā-lāḥ {בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר הָלָךְ | bə-kōl ăšer hā-lāḥ} ‘in all that he went’ highlights divine agency across David’s campaigns.
Root and etymology
consonantsheh–yod–heh
“to be”
In context — 1 Chronicles 18:6
And David placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became servants to David, bearing tribute; and the LORD secured success for David in every venture .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 18:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Chronicles 18:6, so the Hebrew word יְהוָה֙ (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.18.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.18.6.W12.S1) and character.