1 Chronicles 22:11:41 Chr.22.11.W4TAB

יְהוָ֖ה

yehovah

the LORD

Transliteration
Ye-ho-VAH
Extended
Yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
the LORD

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Result
יְ + ה + וָ֖ה
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

    ye-HI Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    a-TA ve-NI ye-HI Ye-ho-VAH im-MAKH

  4. sentence

    a-TA ve-NI ye-HI Ye-ho-VAH im-MAKH ve-hit-sla-KHTA u-va-NI-ta BET Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ka-a-SHER di-BER a-LE-kha

Exegesis

The jussive yehi {יְהִי | ye-ḥî} with YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} forms a covenantal blessing “may the LORD be with you.”

The construct chain beit YHWH eloheikha {בֵּית יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | bê-īt Yə-hō-wāh ʾə-lō-hê-kha} denotes “house of the LORD your God.”

Root and etymology

h-y-h

to be

In context1 Chronicles 22:11

Now, my son, may the LORD be with you; may you prosper and build the house of the LORD your God, as He has spoken concerning you.

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 22:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Chronicles 22:11, 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.22.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.22.11.W4.S1) and character.