1 Kings 20:36:71 Kgs.20.36.W7TAB
יְהוָ֔ה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
be-KOL ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yo-MER LO YA-an a-SHER lo-sha-MA-e-ta be-KOL ye-ho-VAH hin-NE-kha ho-LEKH me-i-TI ve-hik-KHE-kha ha-ar-YE
- sentence
va-yo-MER LO YA-an a-SHER lo-sha-MA-e-ta be-KOL ye-ho-VAH hin-NE-kha ho-LEKH me-i-TI ve-hik-KHE-kha ha-ar-YE va-YE-lekh me-ET-slo va-yim-tsa-E-hu ha-ar-YE va-ya-KE-hu
Exegesis
Bekol {בְּקוֹל | bə-qōl} ‘to the voice’ with the divine name YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} underscores the authoritative source.
Root and etymology
h-w-hh–w–h
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Kings 20:36
And he said to him, “Because you did not listen to the voice of the LORD , behold, as you depart from me the lion will strike you.” Then he went away from beside him, and the lion found him and struck him.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:36:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 20:36, 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.20.36.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.36.W7.S1) and character.