1 Chronicles 22:12:31 Chr.22.12.W3TAB
יְהוָה֙
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
AKH yit-TEN-le-KHA Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
AKH yit-TEN-le-KHA Ye-ho-VAH SE-khel u-vi-NA vi-tsa-VE-kHA al-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
AKH yit-TEN-le-KHA Ye-ho-VAH SE-khel u-vi-NA vi-tsa-VE-kHA al-yis-ra-EL ve-lish-MOR et-TO-rat Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kHA
Exegesis
The jussive yitten-lekha {יִתֶּן־לְּךָ | yiṭṭen-lə-ḵā} ‘may he give to you’ expresses a petition for divine blessing with the implied subject YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh}.
The construct et-torat {אֶת־תּוֹרַת | ʾet-tō-rat} ‘the law of’ connects to the covenant title YHWH Elohekha {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-khā}, reinforcing responsibility under the divine covenant.
Root and etymology
h-y-h
“to be”
In context — 1 Chronicles 22:12
May the LORD grant you wisdom and understanding and give you charge over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the LORD your God .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 22:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 22:12, so the Hebrew word יְהוָה֙ (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.22.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.22.12.W3.S1) and character.