1 Kings 15:11:51 Kgs.15.11.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
be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ya-AS a-SA ha-ya-SHAR be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-AS a-SA ha-ya-SHAR be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ke-da-VID a-VI-v
Exegesis
The adjective hayashar {הַיָּשָׁר | hayyāšār} “the upright” describes moral character, while the evaluation phrase be'einei YHWH {בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה | beʿênē Yəhōwāh} “in the eyes of the LORD” sets divine perspective.
Root and etymology
heh–yod–hehheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Kings 15:11
Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD , as his forefather David had done.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 15:11, 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.15.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.11.W5.S1) and character.