1 Kings 15:34:41 Kgs.15.34.W4TAB
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 ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH va-ye-LEKH be-DE-rekh ya-rav-AM u-ve-kha-ta-TO a-SHER he-khe-TI et-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The idiomatic phrase bə’ê-nay YHWH {בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה | bə·’ê·nay Yə·hō·wāh} indicates divine appraisal, while the construct chain bə-de-rekh yā-rā-ḇō-‘am {בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ יָרָבְעָ֔ם | bə·de·reḵ yā·rā·ḇō·‘ām} marks imitation of Jeroboam’s behavior.
Root and etymology
heh–yod–hehheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Kings 15:34
He did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD ; he walked in the way of Jeroboam and persisted in the sin by which he led Israel to sin.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:34:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 15:34, 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.15.34.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.34.W4.S1) and character.