1 Kings 15:4:51 Kgs.15.4.W5TAB
יְהוָ֨ה
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
na-TAN Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HA-v LO
- clause
KI le-MA-an da-VID na-TAN Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HA-v LO NIR bi-ru-sha-LA-yim
- sentence
KI le-MA-an da-VID na-TAN Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HA-v LO NIR bi-ru-sha-LA-yim le-ha-KIM ET-be-NO a-kha-RAV u-le-ha-mi-ID ET-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
Exegesis
The perfect verb natan {נָתַן | nā-ṯān} ‘gave’ predicates the action of YHWH {יְהוָה | yə-hō-wāh} with possessor Elohav {אֱלֹהָיו | ʾĕ-lō-hā-ḇāw} ‘his God.’
Root and etymology
heh–yod–hehheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Kings 15:4
Yet for the sake of David, the LORD his God granted him a lamp in Jerusalem, raising up his son after him and keeping Jerusalem established.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 15:4, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֨ה (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.15.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.4.W5.S1) and character.