1 Kings 18:12:61 Kgs.18.12.W6TAB
יְהוָ֤ה
yehovah
“of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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
ve-RU-akh ye-ho-VAH yis-SA-a-kha
- clause
ve-ha-YA a-NI e-LEKH me-i-TAKH ve-RU-akh ye-ho-VAH yis-SA-a-kha AL a-SHER lo-E-DA u-va-TI le-ha-GID le-akh-AV ve-LO yim-tsa-A-kha va-ha-ra-GA-ni
- sentence
ve-ha-YA a-NI e-LEKH me-i-TAKH ve-RU-akh ye-ho-VAH yis-SA-a-kha AL a-SHER lo-E-DA u-va-TI le-ha-GID le-akh-AV ve-LO yim-tsa-A-kha va-ha-ra-GA-ni ve-av-de-KHA ya-RE et-ye-ho-VAH min-ne-u-RAI
Exegesis
The coordinated subject wə-rû-aḥ Yə-hō-wāh {וְר֨וּחַ יְהוָ֤ה | wə-rû-aḥ Yə-hō-wāh} ‘and the Spirit of the LORD’ governs the modal imperfect yi-sā-ʾăkha {יִשָּׂאֲךָ֙ | yi-sā-ʾăkha} ‘will carry you’.
Root and etymology
Rooth-w-h
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Kings 18:12
And it will happen that when I go from you, the Spirit of the LORD will carry you to a place I do not know. And if I come to tell Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me. But your servant has feared the LORD from my youth .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 18:12, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֤ה (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.18.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.12.W6.S1) and character.