1 Kings 15:5:61 Kgs.15.5.W6TAB
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
a-SHER a-SA da-VID et-ha-ya-SHAR be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
a-SHER a-SA da-VID et-ha-ya-SHAR be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ve-LO-SAAR mi-KOL a-sher-tsi-VA-hu KOL ye-ME kha-YAV RAK bid-VAR u-ri-YA ha-khi-TI
Exegesis
The idiom beene YHWH {בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה | bə-ʿênê Yə-hō-wāh} frames righteousness as measured by divine assessment rather than public reputation.
Root and etymology
heh–yod–hehheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Kings 15:5
Because David did what was right in the eyes of the LORD , he did not turn aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 15:5, 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.15.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.5.W6.S1) and character.