1 Kings 18:10:21 Kgs.18.10.W2TAB
יְהוָ֣ה
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
KHAI ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
KHAI ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha im-yesh-GOY u-mam-la-KHA a-SHER lo-sha-LAKH a-do-NI SHAM le-vak-KESH-kha ve-a-mer-U A-yin
- sentence
KHAI ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha im-yesh-GOY u-mam-la-KHA a-SHER lo-sha-LAKH a-do-NI SHAM le-vak-KESH-kha ve-a-mer-U A-yin ve-hish-BI-a et-ha-mam-la-KHA ve-et-ha-GOY KI LO yim-tsa-E-kha
Exegesis
The verse opens with the formula chai YHWH Eloheikha {חַי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | ḥay Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕlōhêk̠ā} ‘as the LORD your God lives,’ which functions as a solemn oath.
Root and etymology
Rooth-w-h
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Kings 18:10
As the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my master has not sent someone to seek you; and when they said, “He is not here,” he made the kingdom and the nation swear that they had not found you.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 18:10, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֣ה (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.18.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.10.W2.S1) and character.