1 Samuel 14:39:21 Sam.14.39.W2TAB
חַי־יְהוָ֗ה
khaiyehovah
“as the LORD lives”
- Transliteration
- KHAI-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- khai-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ħaj.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- as the LORD lives
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
KHAI-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
KI KHAI-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI KHAI-ye-ho-VAH ha-mo-SHI-a ET-yis-ra-EL KI IM-ye-SHE-no be-yo-na-TAN be-NI KI MOT ya-MUT
- sentence
KI KHAI-ye-ho-VAH ha-mo-SHI-a ET-yis-ra-EL KI IM-ye-SHE-no be-yo-na-TAN be-NI KI MOT ya-MUT ve-EN o-NE-hu mi-KOL-ha-AM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the oath formula ki chai YHWH {כִּי חַי־יְהוָה | kî ḥay-yə·hō·wāh} ‘for as the LORD lives’, pairing the conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} with the adjective chai {חַי | ḥay} and the divine name to assert solemnity.
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-heChet, Yod, Heh
“to live, be alive”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:39
For as the LORD who saves Israel lives, even if the guilt is in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But none of all the people answered him.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:39:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 14:39, so the Hebrew word חַי־יְהוָ֗ה (khaiyehovah) 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.14.39.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.39.W2.S1) and character.