1 Kings 16:30:61 Kgs.16.30.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
va-ya-AS akh-AV ben-OM-re ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-AS akh-AV ben-OM-re ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH mi-KOL a-SHER le-fa-NAV
Exegesis
The evaluation phrase bə-ʿēnê Yəhōwāh {בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה | bə-ʿēnê Yəhōwāh} ‘in the eyes of the LORD’ places the act under divine scrutiny.
Root and etymology
h-w-hheh–vav–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Kings 16:30
And Ahab, son of Omri, did the evil in the eyes of the LORD more than all who were before him .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:30:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 16:30, 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.16.30.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.30.W6.S1) and character.