1 Kings 22:16:131 Kgs.22.16.W13TAB
יְהוָֽה׃
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
rak-e-MET be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
a-SHER lo-te-da-BER e-LAI rak-e-MET be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-LAV ha-ME-lekh ad-ka-ME pe-a-MIM a-NI mash-bi-e-KHA a-SHER lo-te-da-BER e-LAI rak-e-MET be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
Finally, the prepositional phrase bə-šēm YHWH {בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה | bə-šēm Yᵉhōwāh} ‘in the name of YHWH’ invokes divine authority to reinforce the king’s demand.
Root and etymology
Rooth-w-h
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Kings 22:16
And the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear that you will not speak to me except the truth in the name of the LORD ?”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 22:16:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Kings 22:16, 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.22.16.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.22.16.W13.S1) and character.