1 Kings 20:13:101 Kgs.20.13.W10TAB
יְהוָ֔ה
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
a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-hin-NE na-VI e-KHAD ni-GASH el-a-KHAV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL va-yo-MER KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH he-ra-I-ta ET kal-he-ha-MON ha-ga-DOL ha-ZE
- sentence
ve-hin-NE na-VI e-KHAD ni-GASH el-a-KHAV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL va-yo-MER KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH he-ra-I-ta ET kal-he-ha-MON ha-ga-DOL ha-ZE hin-NE-ni not-NE-no ve-yad-KHA ha-YOM ve-ya-DAT-ta ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The prophetic formula koh amar YHWH {כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה | kōh ʾāmar Yəhōwāh} ‘thus says the LORD’ establishes divine origin.
Root and etymology
h-w-hh–w–h
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Kings 20:13
And behold, a certain prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and said, “Thus says the LORD: Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, I am giving it into your hand today, and you will know that I am the LORD.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:13:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Kings 20:13, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֔ה (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.20.13.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.13.W10.S1) and character.