1 Kings 14:28:51 Kgs.14.28.W5TAB
יְהוָ֑ה
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
BET ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-HI mi-DE-VO ha-ME-lekh BET ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-HI mi-DE-VO ha-ME-lekh BET ye-ho-VAH yis-SA-um ha-ra-TSIM ve-he-shi-VUM el-TA ha-ra-TSIM
Exegesis
The construct beit YHWH {בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה | bêṯ Yə-hō-wāh} ‘house of the LORD’ specifies the location.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Kings 14:28
And whenever the king entered the house of the LORD , the guards carried them and returned them to the guards’ chamber.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:28:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 14:28, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֑ה (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 Kgs.14.28.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.28.W5.S1) and character.