1 Chronicles 21:14:21 Chr.21.14.W2TAB
יְהוָ֛ה
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-yit-TEN ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yit-TEN ye-ho-VAH DE-ver be-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yit-TEN ye-ho-VAH DE-ver be-yis-ra-EL va-yip-POL mi-yis-ra-EL shiv-e-IM E-lef ISH
Exegesis
The subject YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhôwāh} functions as the divine agent.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:14
And the LORD sent a plague in Israel, and seventy thousand men fell from Israel.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 21:14, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֛ה (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.21.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.14.W2.S1) and character.