1 Kings 18:24:61 Kgs.18.24.W6TAB
בְשֵׁם־יְהוָ֔ה
veshemyehovah
“in the name of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ve-SHEM-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- veh-SHEEM-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /vəˈʃeːm.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the name of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| 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
ve-SHEM-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
e-kra ve-SHEM-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
u-kra-TEM be-SHEM e-lo-HE-khem va-a-NI e-kra ve-SHEM-ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-YA ha-e-lo-HIM a-SHER-ya-a-NE va-ESH HU ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
u-kra-TEM be-SHEM e-lo-HE-khem va-a-NI e-kra ve-SHEM-ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-YA ha-e-lo-HIM a-SHER-ya-a-NE va-ESH HU ha-e-lo-HIM va-ya-AN KOL-ha-am va-yo-me-RU TOV ha-da-VAR
Exegesis
This sets up an antithetical parallelism between b’shem ʾĕlōhêkhem {בְּשֵׁם אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | bə-šēm ʾĕ-lō-hê-khem} ‘in the name of your gods’ and b’shem-YHWH {בְשֵׁם־יְהוָה | bə-šēm Yəhōwā́h} ‘in the name of YHWH,’ highlighting opposing allegiances.
Root and etymology
š-m
“name, reputation”
In context — 1 Kings 18:24
And you will call on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD , and the God who answers by fire—He is God. Then all the people answered and said, “The word is good .”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:24:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 18:24, so the Hebrew word בְשֵׁם־יְהוָ֔ה (veshemyehovah) 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.18.24.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.24.W6.S1) and character.