1 Kings 17:16:101 Kgs.17.16.W10TAB
יְהוָ֔ה
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 be-YAD e-li-YA-hu
- sentence
KAD ha-KE-makh LO kha-la-TA ve-tsap-PA-khat ha-SHE-men LO kha-SER kid-VAR Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER dib-BER be-YAD e-li-YA-hu
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase kidvar YHWH {כִּדְבַ֤ר יְהוָ֔ה} “according to the word of the LORD” indicates causality and the binding nature of divine promise.
Root and etymology
h-w-h
“to be, to exist”
In context — 1 Kings 17:16
The jar of flour was not consumed, and the jug of oil did not run out according to the word of the LORD which He spoke by the hand of Elijah .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Kings 17:16, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֔ה (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.17.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.16.W10.S1) and character.