1 Chronicles 21:11:71 Chr.21.11.W7TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
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
ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yo-MER LO ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH ka-BEL-LAKH
- sentence
va-ya-BO GAD el-da-VID va-yo-MER LO ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH ka-BEL-LAKH
Exegesis
The prophetic messenger formula koh-amar {כֹּה־אָמַר | kōh-ʾāmar} ‘thus said’ functions as a quotation frame, shifting authority from Gad’s voice to the divine speaker, with YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh} placed immediately after the formula for emphasis on the source of the decree.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:11
Then Gad came to David and said to him, “Thus says the LORD : ‘Choose for yourself.’”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Chronicles 21:11, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֖ה (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.21.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.11.W7.S1) and character.