1 Kings 20:28:271 Kgs.20.28.W27TAB
יְהוָֽה׃
yehovah
“am the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- am 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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Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-na-TAT-ti et-kol-he-ha-MON ha-ga-DOL ha-ZE be-ya-DE-kha vi-da-TE-tem ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yig-GASH ISH ha-e-lo-HIM va-yo-MER el-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL va-yo-MER ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH YA-an a-SHER am-RU a-RAM e-lo-HE ha-RIM ye-ho-VAH ve-lo-e-lo-HE a-ma-KIM HU ve-na-TAT-ti et-kol-he-ha-MON ha-ga-DOL ha-ZE be-ya-DE-kha vi-da-TE-tem ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The oracle formula kō-ʾāmar yəhōwāh {כֹּה־אָמַר יְהוָה | kō-ʾāmar yəhōwāh} “thus says the LORD” frames divine pronouncement.
The causal yaʿan {יַעַן | yaʿan} “because” introduces rationale leading into the parallel clause ʾăšer āmərû ʾāram ʾĕlōhē hārîm yəhōwāh wĕlō’ ʾĕlōhē ʿămāqîm hûʾ {אֲשֶׁר אָמְרוּ אֲרָם אֱלֹהֵי הָרִים יְהוָה וְלֹא־אֱלֹהֵי עֲמָקִים ה֑וּא | ʾăšer āmərû ʾāram ʾĕlōhē hārîm yəhōwāh wĕlō’ ʾĕlōhē ʿămāqîm hûʾ} “because Aram said the LORD is god of the hills but not of the valleys,” employing parallelism to assert God’s universal dominion.
The vav-consecutive venāttaṯî {וְנָתַתִּי | wenāttaṯî} “and I will give” underscores divine agency, and the perfect wiḏaʿtem kî ʾănî yəhōwāh {וִידַעְתֶּם כִּי־אֲנִי יְהוָה | wiḏaʿtem kî ʾănî yəhōwāh} “and you will know that I am the LORD” conveys assured recognition. The English order preserves Hebrew emphasis on divine action and covenantal revelation.
Root and etymology
h-w-hh–w–h
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Kings 20:28
And the man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, “Thus says the LORD : ‘Because Aram has said, “The LORD is the God of the mountains and not the God of the valleys,” I will deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you will know that I am the LORD.’”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:28:27 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 27 of 1 Kings 20:28, so the Hebrew word יְהוָֽה׃ (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.20.28.W27, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.28.W27.S1) and character.