1 Kings 19:7:31 Kgs.19.7.W3TAB
יְהוָ֤ה
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
va-ya-SHAV mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH she-NIT
- clause
va-ya-SHAV mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH she-NIT va-yig-GA-VO va-yo-MER KUM e-KHOL
- sentence
va-ya-SHAV mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH she-NIT va-yig-GA-VO va-yo-MER KUM e-KHOL KI RAV mim-me-KHA ha-DA-rekh
Exegesis
The compound noun phrase mal’akh YHWH {מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה | ma-la’âḵ yə-hō-wāh} ‘angel of the LORD’ identifies a divine emissary.
Root and etymology
Rooth–y–h
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Kings 19:7
The angel of the LORD returned a second time and touched him, then said, “Arise and eat, for the journey overtaxes you.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 19:7, 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.19.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.7.W3.S1) and character.