1 Samuel 15:1:61 Sam.15.1.W6TAB
יְהוָה֙
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
o-TI sha-LAKH Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL el-sha-UL o-TI sha-LAKH Ye-ho-VAH li-ME-sha-KHO-kha le-ME-lekh al-am-MO al-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL el-sha-UL o-TI sha-LAKH Ye-ho-VAH li-ME-sha-KHO-kha le-ME-lekh al-am-MO al-yis-ra-EL ve-a-TA she-MA le-KOL div-RE Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The conjunction wə-ʿattāh {וְעַתָּ֣ה | wə-ʿat-tā} ‘and now’ introduces the imperative še-maʿ {שְׁמַ֔ע | še-maʿ} ‘listen’, which takes the object lə-qōl {לְק֖וֹל | lə-qōl} ‘to the voice’ of dib-rê {דִּבְרֵ֥י | dib-rê} ‘words of’ YHWH {יְהוָֽה | yə-hō-wāh}. The parallel structure of divine commissioning and human obedience highlights covenant fidelity.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:1
And Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you as king over His people, over Israel. Now therefore listen to the voice of the words of the LORD.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 15:1, so the Hebrew word יְהוָה֙ (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.15.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.1.W6.S1) and character.