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

Result
יְ + ה + וָ֔ה
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

    a-MAR ye-ho-VAH

  3. 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

  4. 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 context1 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.