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

Result
יְ + ה + וָה֙
ye + ho + vah
yehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    Ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yo-SHA Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    va-yo-SHA Ye-ho-VAH le-da-VID be-KHOL a-SHER ha-LAKH

  4. 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 context1 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.