1 Kings 17:22:21 Kgs.17.22.W2TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-MA ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yish-MA ye-ho-VAH be-KOL e-li-YA-hu
- sentence
va-yish-MA ye-ho-VAH be-KOL e-li-YA-hu va-ta-SHAV ne-FESH-ha-YE-led al-kir-BO va-ye-KHI
Exegesis
The subject Yəhôwâ {יְהוָ֖ה | Yəhôwâ} ‘LORD’ conveys divine agency, while the construct phrase beqōl eliyahu {בְּק֣וֹל אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ | bəqōl ʾĕlîyyāhû} ‘in the voice of Elijah’ denotes the means of the appeal.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Kings 17:22
And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the boy returned within him, and he lived.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 17:22, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֖ה (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.17.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.22.W2.S1) and character.