1 Samuel 15:17:121 Sam.15.17.W12TAB
יְהוָ֛ה
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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Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yim-sha-KHA-kha ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yim-sha-KHA-kha ye-ho-VAH le-ME-lekh al-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL ha-LO im-ka-TON a-TA be-e-NE-kha ROSH shiv-TE yis-ra-EL A-ta va-yim-sha-KHA-kha ye-ho-VAH le-ME-lekh al-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lə-me-leḵ {לְמֶלֶךְ | lə-me-leḵ} “to be king,” followed by the prepositional phrase ʿal yis-rā-ʾēl {עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | ʿal-yis-rā-ʾēl}, functions as a result clause indicating Saul’s royal installation by YHWH {יְהוָ֛ה | yəhōwāh}, underscoring divine election and empowerment through anointing.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:17
And Samuel said, “Is it not true that, though you are small in your own eyes, you are the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:17:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 15:17, 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.15.17.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.17.W12.S1) and character.