1 Kings 22:43:101 Kgs.22.43.W10TAB
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
- sentence
va-YE-lekh be-KHOL-DE-rekh a-SA a-VIV LO-SAR mi-ME-nu la-a-SOT ha-ya-SHAR be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The negated perfect lo-sar {לֽא־סָר | lōʾ-sār} plus the infinitive la-asot hayashar {לַעֲשׂוֹת הַיָּשָׁר | la-ʿă-šôt ha-yā-šār} expresses purpose (“to do what is right”), framed by be-einei YHWH {בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָֽה | bə-ʿēn-ê yə-hō-wāh} for divine evaluation.
Root and etymology
Rooth-w-h
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Kings 22:43
He walked in all the ways of his father Asa and did not turn aside from them, doing what was right in the eyes of the LORD . However, the high places were not removed, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 22:43:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Kings 22:43, 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.22.43.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.22.43.W10.S1) and character.