1 Chronicles 21:10:71 Chr.21.10.W7TAB
יְהוָ֔ה
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
a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
LEKH ve-dib-BAR-ta el-da-VID le-MOR KOH a-MAR ye-ho-VAH sha-LOSH a-NI no-TEH a-LE-kha
- sentence
LEKH ve-dib-BAR-ta el-da-VID le-MOR KOH a-MAR ye-ho-VAH sha-LOSH a-NI no-TEH a-LE-kha be-KHAR-le-kha a-KHAT me-HEN-na ve-e-e-SEH-lakh
Exegesis
The formula koh amar YHWH {כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה | kōh ʾā-mar yĕ-hō-wāh} ‘thus says the LORD’ frames the prophetic declaration.
Root and etymology
consonantsHeh–Yod–Heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:10
Go and speak to David, saying, “Thus says the LORD : ‘Three judgments I am stretching out over you; choose for yourself one of these, and I will execute it for you.’”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Chronicles 21:10, 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.21.10.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.10.W7.S1) and character.