1 Samuel 14:3:81 Sam.14.3.W8TAB
יְהוָ֛ה
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
ko-HEN ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-a-khi-YA ven-a-khi-TUV a-KHI i-kha-VOD ben-pin-KHAS ben-e-LI ko-HEN ye-ho-VAH be-shi-LO no-SE e-FOD
- sentence
va-a-khi-YA ven-a-khi-TUV a-KHI i-kha-VOD ben-pin-KHAS ben-e-LI ko-HEN ye-ho-VAH be-shi-LO no-SE e-FOD ve-ha-AM LO ya-DA KI ha-LAKH yo-na-TAN
Exegesis
The noun kohen {כֹּהֵ֧ן | kōhēn} ‘priest’ is governed by the divine name YHWH {יְהוָ֛ה | Yəhôwāh}, indicating his liturgical office.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:3
Ahijah, son of Ahitub, brother of Ichabod, son of Phinehas, son of Eli, served as priest of the LORD in Shiloh, wearing the ephod . But the people did not know that Jonathan had gone.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 14:3, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֛ה (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 Sam.14.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.3.W8.S1) and character.