1 Kings 18:3:91 Kgs.18.3.W9TAB
אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה
etyehovah
“{the} LORD”
- Transliteration
- et-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- eht-yeh-hoh-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {the} LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-o-vad-YA-hu ha-YA ya-RE et-ye-ho-VAH me-OD
- sentence
va-yik-RA akh-AV el-o-vad-YA-hu a-SHER al-ha-BA-yit ve-o-vad-YA-hu ha-YA ya-RE et-ye-ho-VAH me-OD
Root and etymology
Rooth-w-h
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Kings 18:3
Ahab called for Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace ; Obadiah was greatly fearing the LORD .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 18:3, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה (etyehovah) 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.18.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.3.W9.S1) and character.