1 Samuel 15:2:31 Sam.15.2.W3TAB
יְהוָ֣ה
yehovah
“LORD of”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- LORD of
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
Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- clause
KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT pa-KAD-ti ET a-SHER-a-SA a-ma-LEK le-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT pa-KAD-ti ET a-SHER-a-SA a-ma-LEK le-yis-ra-EL a-SHER-SAM LO ba-DE-rekh ba-a-lo-TO mim-mits-ra-YIM
Exegesis
The compound title YHWH Tsevaot {יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת | Yəhōwāh ṣəḇāʼōṯ} conveys covenant identity and martial authority.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:2
Thus says the LORD of hosts : “I have appointed judgment for what Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way as he came up from Egypt.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 15:2, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֣ה (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.15.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.2.W3.S1) and character.