1 Kings 16:12:71 Kgs.16.12.W7TAB
יְהוָה֙
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
kid-VAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
kid-VAR ye-ho-VAH a-SHER dib-BER el-ba-sha be-YAD ye-HU ha-na-VI
- sentence
va-yash-MED zim-RI ET kol-BET ba-sha kid-VAR ye-ho-VAH a-SHER dib-BER el-ba-sha be-YAD ye-HU ha-na-VI
Exegesis
The phrase kidvar YHWH {כִּדְבַר יְהוָה | kid·var Yəhôwâ} ‘according to the word of the LORD’ functions causally, with asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} linking to dibber {דִּבֶּר | dib·ber} ‘he spoke’.
Root and etymology
h-w-hheh–vav–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Kings 16:12
So Zimri destroyed all the house of Baasha, in keeping with the word of the LORD that He had spoken to Baasha through Jehu the prophet .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 16:12, so the Hebrew word יְהוָה֙ (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.16.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.12.W7.S1) and character.